Jungle Fever
Day 69
After leaving Antigua we embarked on a series of long voyages to visit the northern parts of Guatemala, including the Rio Dulce and Tikal, one of the major ancient Mayan cities, set deep in the jungle. Both places were spectacular, Rio Dulce because we rented a beautiful private riverside cabin, for about $12 a night. The best place we have stayed so far, by a longshot, despite the numerous mosquito bites we received.
Tikal was more awesome, particularly watching the sunset and sunrise atop magnificent ancient temples. On the downside, for the same price as our wonderful jungle cabin we had the privilege of sleeping in a tent with nothing between us and the hard ground. Also we had a resident monkey who liked nothing better than to aim his wee at our tent from the tree tops.