lunes, 28 de mayo de 2012

Guatemala Jungle Tours - The Simplest Way To Experience And Explore Guatemala

By Linda Patterson


Guatemala is in the very heart of Central America; a must for every tourist who is interested in nature, culture and history, a country with extraordinary ethnographic variety, cultural wealth, geographic diversity and a zone of economical and cultural contacts between all the cultures of Central America.

One can explore Guatemala in many different ways. You can choose to travel by yourself, or with some friends who can tour you around and tell you more about the local history and culture. You may also prefer to join one of the organized jungle tours, supplied by a lot of travel agencies.

Experience The Best Of Guatemala By Joining An Organized Jungle Tour

If you are a tourist then the best decision you can make is to join an organized Guatemala jungle tours, since these tours will take you to a spectacular world of national parks, original, colorful museums, spectacular archaeological sites, ruins and even more.

Discover The Ancient Mayan Ruins

A few of the most fascinating places to go to while on a jungle tour in Guatemala are the historical city of La Antigua, El Mirador, Tikal National Park, Lake Atitlan along with other cities that, for many years, happen to be missing within the jungle. You may also see signs of the thousands year old Mayan culture as well as civilization.

Explore Tikal National Park

This park highlights the Mayan culture. You will find over 3000 Mayan structures distributed over 576 square kilometers area. The Mayan Biosphere Reserve spreads more than 1.4 million hectares and Tikal National Park is a part of it.

The causeways, stone-build temples, as well as houses were once the undeniable heart of the civilization of the Mayans. Today, they've been overtaken by the subtropical forest and are inhabited by a big number of species of both flora and fauna - parakeets, toucans, monkeys and a lot more.

For people who are interested in history and archaeology plus nature then a jungle trip to Tikal would be fun and interesting.

La Antigua

Nestled between three volcanoes, Antigua is a unique colonial city. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is over 400 years of age. The city was the previous capital of Guatemala and features numerous dining establishments with tasty local cuisine, museums, art galleries, outdoor markets with hand-crafted items and several shops on the cobblestone streets.

Known as the 'land of the eternal spring', Antigua's weather is pleasant all year through. This fact makes it a very good location to visit anytime of year, and the excellent base from which to start off your trip to many other famous destinations in Guatemala.

Lake Atitlan

Lake Atitlan is one of several most beautiful lakes across the world. It is ringed by three volcanoes, and its very clear waters are the home of many exceptional lake-shore villages. The tourist will have the opportunity to experience the Mayan culture through visiting one of these villages, as in the majority of them the population still don traditional Maya clothing plus create exceptional hand-crafted items.

Joining one of the organized tours is surely one of the best ways to explore this unique part of the world owing to the fact that there are more to see in Guatemala.




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1 comentario:

  1. Begin tour from Antigua Guatemala.The most popular!! We ride through roads with amazing views, 5 hours
    on dirt and paved roads to get to a wonder of nature. We will spend the night at Panajachel.
    enjoy mtb tours Guatemala

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