Showing posts with label jungle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jungle. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Dzibanche and Kinichna




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Friday, 12 June 2015

Xilitla



Not a lot can be said to enhance the awesomeness of a surrealist sculpture garden in the jungle. So we’ll just launch straight into some photos. You may of course be wondering what a surrealist sculpture garden is doing in the middle of the jungle in Mexico. It is probably pondering things like that which keeps you […]

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Friday, 23 January 2015

Tikal My Fancy



Dan There is not too much to say about Tikal, it is stunning, the jungle, the ruins, the monkeys, it […]

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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Ramble in the jungle



La Paz, Bolivia [by Paula] There are so very many bitey stingy things in the jungle, but it was the ants that really messed with my head. You just can’t see those bastards coming. And of course there’s nothing a jungle guide likes more than to tell stories of agonising pain, poisoning and death to […]

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Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Copan Ruinas, Honduras



The Copan Ruins are near the Guatemala and Honduras border and lie in the fertile, green river valley of the Rio Copan. This Mayan city was the capital city of this kingdom for several hundred years from 500-900 AD. Copan… Read More ›

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Sunday, 15 June 2014

Copan Ruinas, Honduras



The Copan Ruins are near the Guatemala and Honduras border and lie in the fertile, green river valley of the Rio Copan. This Mayan city was the capital city of this kingdom for several hundred years from 500-900 AD. Copan… Read More ›

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Sunday, 8 June 2014

You’re In the Jungle, Baby: Costa Rica Pt. IV



It only took about a week for me to feel nice and settled into our new temporary home, which I’ve started calling the Big Jungle House. Although it’s not as cozy as the Wee Blue House back in Venice, it’s sure got its perks! For one thing, I’m free to wander the BJH all day [...]

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Thursday, 24 April 2014

04/19/2014 – 289 days/25618 miles



After a change of plans, I decided to head southwest from Kota Bharu, to Merapoh, one of the entrances to the Taman Negara National Park. On the ride there (which included some wonderful riding that continues to amaze me), I … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 16 June 2013

Angkor Wat?



To visit an historical site in New Zealand often means a visit to a Māori pā site which will involve standing in a grassy field, or on a headland, looking at a ditch which marks an old fence line, perhaps another which denotes a storage area. Don’t get me wrong it’s always...
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