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Stars And Sunrises: Tikal

Stars And Sunrises: Tikal

by Calvin Sun | Nov 27, 2011 | Guatemala, How Did You Do That?, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, What Dreams May Come

  Random: Did you know that Tikal is the same place George Lucas chose to film Yavin IV (the location of the Rebel base) in Star Wars IV: A New Hope?     Well, our version is prettier:     Panoramas of Tikal by day:     But the real...
“My God, It’s Full Of Stars.”

“My God, It’s Full Of Stars.”

by Calvin Sun | Nov 26, 2011 | Guatemala, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, What Dreams May Come

  A picture worth (a trillion) stars:     More on this picture — and another with a shooting star — in the rest of this entry… Although I came for the sunrise above Tikal’s famous Mayan ruins, it’s afternoon light is no...
“My God, It’s Full Of Stars.”

From Antigua To Tikal

by Calvin Sun | Nov 26, 2011 | Guatemala, Mythbusters, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize

 Antigua, a UNESCO World Heritage city rich with history (and foreign tourists), is known for many things. From its defining pastel facades to quaint cobblestone streets to the fact that it survived everything from wars to natural disasters, Antigua has come a...
“My God, It’s Full Of Stars.”

Chickening Our Way To Antigua

by Calvin Sun | Nov 25, 2011 | Guatemala, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, Public Transportation

Not sure if this is supposed to be an exit sign for hotel patrons or Justin Bieber:     What we woke up to this morning at 6am:     We begun our day with an early morning boat ride across the lake to to the west, which is off the beaten trail...
Lake Atitlan

Lake Atitlan

by Calvin Sun | Nov 25, 2011 | Fit for Foodies, Guatemala, How Did You Do That?, November 2011: Guatemala & Belize, Public Transportation, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 About a month ago I was still debating where I wanted to go for Thanksgiving weekend. To make a long story short, it was seeing a picture of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan that helped me decide. Consistently rated as one of the top 2 things to see in all of...

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