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Guatemala: Tikal (Yavin 4)

Where is the rebel base? Not on Dantooine…or even on Yavin 4…no, the rebels were in northern Guatemala. [Anna’s picture of Tikal, …

Mexico: Palenque

[Palenque ruins - back door] Unknowingly, I entered the Palenque ruins site from the back door, which means I then got the …

Mexico: Edzna

[Random unrestored structure with tunnel] On entering Edzna, after trudging through a length of mud and jungle – during which time I …

Mexico: Kabah

I was greeted by a series of signs as I entered Kabah.  The first (above), which declared the site’s name, was only about …

Mexico: Uxmal

The one guided tour I took was to Uxmal and Kabah.  The pronounciation on Uxmal is ”oosh-mal”, which translates from Mayan as “three …

Mexico: Chichen Itza

The confusing thing for me, as I approached my first Mayan ruin, was that you couldn’t see ANYTHING from outside. In fact, …