Inside Tikal - the Start of the Tour

I went in with some other people and hired a guide. My part was Q100 ~ $12.00US.

The tour starts off a little slow, but picks up the pace...



First, pics of signs





A gum tree. At one time all the chewing gum came from these trees, but now it's all artificial.





This is a spiritual tree. The branches support the heavens. The roots, which I forgot to take a picture of, look rather similar. And they represent supporting the earth.



I brightened up this shot so you could see the branches.



I like monkeys





Some blocks. I forget what they're all about. Sorry.



Debajo:



Encima:



Some kind of ceremonial gathering place. When all of this was described to me, I thought "yeah, I can remember all of this..."



A lot of these blocks were pushed over. During the reconstruction they were cemented back together. Here you can see a relief of a chief dude.



Creepy looking turkeys:



And shiny, too!



A toucan.

Getting into Tikal

First off, this pic is a good depiction of how I felt on that leg of the journey. A little self-indulgent, but wtf



Into the jungle I go:



With lions and tigers and bears, oh my!










Drive/ride all the way into the park itself:

Ah yes, the dental work

First, a picture of my classroom where I spent about two months That's my maestro, Byron.



The receptionist who always had a smile for me:



My Dentist - always busy. He probably works 14 hours a day.



The A Team



That's a mouthful of new crowns!



My Dentists parking spot



Yup, so far I'm happy with my new teeth. It took a little bit to get used to but it's all good now.

Mas Fotos

Casa de Don David. Probably the place to stay. I stayed at a nice hotel, but it was a horse hotel (lots of horses). I forgot that where there's horses, there's lots of flys.



There's the lake out there, but it's washed out in this pic.



Ahhh... mi moto...



Main road, but you still need to cross this river on the ferry.



I got this sticker...



From these folks