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Introduction
488km (303 miles) NE of Guatemala City; 65km (40 miles) SW of Tikal; 136km (84 miles) NW of the Belizean border Since accommodations in Tikal are limited, most travelers choose to (or must) overnight in the sister cities of Flores and Sant... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There The road between Tikal and Flores is well-paved, and the trip takes around an hour by car. To get to either of the sister towns from Tikal, head south out of the ruins, and turn right at Ixlú (El Cruce). Continue on past the... Continue reading »
Flores Travel Experiences
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Palacio's, Blue Hole, and Guatemala
So much to say! After the river trip we headed down to Palacio's, an ecotourist resort near Cocscomb, for our watershed ecology sem... Continue reading »
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Hearts, flowers, Tikal, and roosters
The alarm went off in time for 6:50 breakfast at Hotel Dos Lunas, then we were off to the airport, where we waited to board a plane to Fl... Continue reading »
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Baby monkies!!!
It is JUNE! Cannot believe I have been gone a month almost!The strangest thing about Guatemalan keyboards is that to create the "@"... Continue reading »
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The Lost Mayan city of Tikal
The ride from Coban to Flores was actually really nice. There was a nice change of landscape, from the high hills to a lower part of Guat... Continue reading »
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La Jungla!!!
Oh my God!!! The phrase, "what the HELL am I doing here??" has crossed my mind, oh, say, 1,000 times in the last 48 hours that I ha... Continue reading »
