An old ceiba tree greets visitors to Tikal
Tikal isn't just stone: it's a great jungle walk with chattering birds and howling monkeys above your head
Holy monument
A ceiba tree dreams of being as tall as Temple I
Temple I looms
Thatched rooves at the North Acropolis
Religious practice keeps your thighs in shape
Temple II reaches out to its brother
Mayans believed in stairways to heaven
Don't open doors? Don't read instructions? Don't read on the toilet?
Temples rise above the last millennium of jungle growth
Temples I, II, and III bask in the sun
The sun sets on the great plaza
Monkeys rustle in the jungle as the sun calls it a day
The view from Temple IV is colorful even without the sacrificed heart
Sunset brings a smile
Edwin, proprieter of Hotel Sak-Luk, offers a prayer to the sun from Temple IV
Temple IV is also a great place to watch the moon set
Aren't these icons self-explanatory?
Approach to Group G
Keyhole to a passageway
Portal to the jungle
Perhaps the spirits live here
Grasping for life
Which is the tourist, which the attraction?
