This is a tarantula being held by our guide in Tikal, Guatemala. Want to hold one? Our guide explained that because he is not afraid, the tarantula would not pick up the vibration of fear and consequently wouldn’t bite him. None of us took the opportunity to hold a very large tarantula.
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It seems like a lifetime ago that I was sitting in my place on Lake Atitlan making arrangements for Brenda and Adrian´s trip to Guatemala in February. Now they´re gone and I´m wrapping up the last couple of weeks in Central America.
One of the places I reserved was on the Rio Dulce (literally Sweet [...]

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Brenda and Adrian climbing up the long, steep flight of stairs beside Temple 5.
Tikal, the world of the Mayans was our destination on Wednesday afternoon. A 45 minute road trip from Antigua to Guatemala City was followed by a 70 minute flight to Flores in the jungle. After the worst landing of our [...]

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Another amazing day yesterday in Antigua. After a leisurely breakfast at our beautiful B&B, we headed through parts of the city we hadn´t yet discovered. We hit the market – the biggest market any of us have ever seen in our travels. It was like a maze and once we got into [...]

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