Lost World
Guatemala's Natural & Mayan Treasures
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| Welcome to Guatemala, a land of many treasures just waiting for your discovery |
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Toto Tours has |
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| Our exploration begins in the country's capital, Guatemala City |
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| You might consider arriving a day early in order to see more of the city, and enjoy our beautiful hotel |
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| Our first stop is Chichicastenango . . . |
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| . . . where the Sunday market is an amazing spectacle |
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| Firewood being sold on the steps of the cathedral |
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| Later it seems that the church itself has caught fire, but it is simply the smoke of incense from a religious ceremony |
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The hotel employees (in your fireplace) |
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| On the shores of Lake Atitlan, in the village of Santiago, women do the laundry the old fashioned way |
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| A male volunteer was quite the source of merriment |
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| Two Santiago women demonstrate the art of tying up their headdresses |
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| Our Atitlan Hotel seen from the lake |
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| There are parrots on the grounds |
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| And absolutely stunning views in every direction |
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| This was taken from inside one of the rooms |
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| Visit another bustling market in the village of Solola |
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| The fresh fruit is gorgeous, and way more flavorful than anything you could find at your local store |
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| Antigua is a photographer's delight . . . |
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| . . . with stunning Colonial architecture everywhere you look |
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| Detail of the front of La Merced Cathedral |
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| Courtyard of the La Merced Convent |
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| The jade work created here is world famous |
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| You will certainly find jade or some other local handicraft that begs to be added to you souvenir collection |
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| After flying north, board a small boat . . . |
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| . . . to cruise up the Pasion River . . . |
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| . . . through the countryside . . . |
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| . . . to the entrance of the Ceibal Ruins |
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| A short hike into the jungle . . . |
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| . . . brings us to intricately carved ruins often called the Mayan Art Gallery |
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| Spend two nights at a delightful lakeside hotel . . . |
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| . . . enjoying the pool in the heat of the afternoon |
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| A highlight of the tour will be our visit to the ancient Mayan City of Tikal |
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| The sight of these massive Temples rising out of the jungle is one you will remember forever |
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| And the Temples aren't the only things that grow large here |
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| Come with Toto Tours to a verdant land that holds within it a Lost World |
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| With each new discovery . . . |
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| . . . you'll recapture the excitement of the explorers of old . . . |
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| . . . and marvel at the perfection created by a now vanished civilization |
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