Day 5

Today we are in Tikal, Peten, Guatemala. We were able to explore the ruins at the site of Tikal. The first thing we saw was a crocodile. I had some pretzels in my purse. I threw them into the water and the little fishes would nibble on them. The crocodile would then come up and eat the fish. It was really cool to see.

This tree was humungous!! It reminded Chad of the tree of life!

This is Chad at the base of the same tree.

The first ruins we saw where of Temple 1 and Temple 2. We were not allowed on Temple 1 at all but we had fun climbing on the surrounding ruins.

Temple 2.

There was a guide who was calling these howler monkeys.

This is a site where they sift through the dirt as they are excavating the different ruins.

Chad and I are on top of Temple 4 in this picture. This is where Star Wars filmed that scene. You can see Temples 1 and 2 in the background. Temple 4 is the tallest pryamid on the Tikal site.

We were told on our drive that these "white rats" are very good to eat.

That evening we enjoyed the beautiful sunset.