Tikal and Farewell to Five Sisters

Yesterday, we had a 12 hour adventure to Tikal, Guatemala (more stamps on the new passport...YES!). Now, I'm not a big history buff, but you can't not be impressed by the work the Mayans did on these structures dating from 600BC-900AD. It's really amazing. I've put some pictures here, but you really have to see it yourself to appreciate it.

Stairs we climbed to the top of one of the ruins.

RUINS!

Three notes about our trip yesterday:

1. Jeff claims that the view from the top of one  of the ruins can be seen in the Star Wars movie w/ the Ewoks in it. I think he's crazy. I've seen these Star Wars movies and don't remember that scene. I do however remember the Ewoks films, which Jeff says don't exist. Looks like I'll be sneaking those films on to his Netflix list.


2. The Mayans were really good at math (among other things), so I really appreciated the good job our tour guide did explaining their base 20 number system. He drew diagrams and everything! Good job Hugo, Jr!


3. We saw lots of wildlife in the JUNGLE! Spider monkeys and toucans to name a few. Pics to come later.

Finally, I wanted to post some pictures of our cabana and the view that we've been enjoying the last few days. It's been a nice stay here in the jungle, but I'm definitely excited to head to the city/beach for a little change of pace.