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| Tikal Mayan Complex | ||||||||||
| Deep in the Jungle of El Peten (Guatemala's far north that borders Mexico), stands the Tikal Mayan archaeological site. Certainly the most striking buildings in the Tikal complex are the towering pyramids. I only chose 8 pictures to put them on this sites, though I've taken many more pictures. Unfortunately, this is also where I lost my camera.
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| Templo (Temple) 2 in the Grand Plaza, it is also one of the most famous symbols in Mayan architecture. | Different angle of the Templo 2, with me in the foreground. | |||||||||
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| I climbed more than 300 steps to get to the top of Temple 4, to get this picture. Now I feel I am the king of the world (or at least, the king of the Mayan Jungle). | ||||||||||
| View from the top of Temple 4 (the tallest pyramid in Tikal). You can see the tops of several other pyramids. | ||||||||||
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| It is called "los seite templos" (the seven temples. They are not yet completely digged out. You can still see the roots surrounding these temples. | ||||||||||
| A smaller complex 500 meters north of the Grand Plaza. | ||||||||||
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| An impressive wall mask hidden in the Acropolis del Norte (Acropolis of the North). | ||||||||||
| A tall ceibal tree grew out of a monument stone and broke it into two.. | ||||||||||