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Two of us at Cerro de La Cruz (Hill of the Cross) overlooking Antigua with Volcan Agua in the background.
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Front side of Cathedral de Santiago in Antigua.
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Ruins on the back side of Cathedral de Santiago.
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Casa Santo Domingo Hotel and Cultural Center set in what was once the church and convent of Santo Domingo and the Santo Tomas de Aquino College.
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Volcanoes Fuego, Acatenango and Pacaya near Antigua.
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Hiking trail at Pacaya Volcano.
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Two of us with our guide Rony at Pacaya Volcano.
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Lava field with active lava flows on Pacaya Volcano.
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Our tour group overlooking Pacaya Volcano's lava field.
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More of the active lava flows from Pacaya Volcano.
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Two of us on the lava field with an active lava flow close by.
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Rich with our tour guide Carmen at Finca Santa Margarita coffee farm in Coban.
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Rich inspecting blooms and beans on a coffee plant.
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Rich in the roasting room at the Finca Santa Margarita coffee farm.
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Orchids in bloom at Vivero Verapaz, the orchid nursery near Coban.
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Jan wonders how they can grow all these orchids. She had one once and managed to kill it in a couple of months.
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Scenery along the way from Coban to Lanquin.
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Rich enjoying a beer on the porch of our room at El Retiro in Lanquin.
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View of the falls and pools from the Mirador (Viewpoint) at Semuc Champey.
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Much of the Cahabon River passes underground at Semuc Champey.
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Falls and pools at Semuc Champey.
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Rich enjoying a dip in the water at Semuc Champey (with a tourist policeman in the background).
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Layout of the Mayan ruins at Tikal.
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Tikal pyramids peeking out of the jungle canopy in the early morning.
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Members of our tour group climbing a pyramid at Tikal.
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Wooden steps under construction so that tourists can more easily climb the temples, making it safer and less destructive to the temples.
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The two of us on top of Temple II, with the Great Plaza and Temple I in the background.
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Excavation underway at Plaza of the Seven Temples.
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They grow big bugs in the Guatemalan jungle.
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For some reason, several of the sinks in our budget hotels had a tilt to them.
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Cafe Uka in Flores - a good place for lunch and some internet time.
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A street in Santa Elena - can you guess the National Beer of Guatemala?
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Jan in front of our accommodations at Finca Ixobel near Poptun.
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Hummingbird nest outside our room at Finca Ixobel.
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Scarlett Macaw in the trees at Finca Ixobel.
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Jan and our guide Manuel in Ixobel Cave. Jan's hiking boots tell the tale of our muddy, slippery hike to the cave.
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Stalactites and stalagmites at Ixobel Cave.
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Rich helping to guide the horseback ride on Finca Ixobel.
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Jan entering the "Jungle Shower" at Finca Ixobel.
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Great Curassow at Finca Ixobel.
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Graveyard in Livingston. The first person buried here is under the tree.
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Jumping off the Seventh Altar at Los Siete Altares.
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Two of us at Los Siete Altares (the Seven Altars).
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Marinas in Rio Dulce.
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Guesthouse in Guatemala City.
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