This is the photographic chronicle of a trip made by Mike Lynd and Sylvie Appleyard through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and back to Mexico during the three week period 22nd February 2003 to 15th March 2003.
The trip was the "Mayan Discovery" tour organised by Kumuka, whose web site is to be found at www.kumuka.com, starting and finishing at Cancun, Mexico.
References in square brackets are to page numbers in the 4th edition (March 2001) of the Lonely Planet Guide "Belize, Guatemala & Yucatan".
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Map of our Route
courtesy of Kumuka's website.
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Tulum and the sea
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Tulum
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Tulum
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Tulum
the speck in the water is a pelican
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Tulum, Corner, head
Giant head on front left-hand corner of the Temple of the Frescoes.
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Tulum, Corner, head
Giant head on the front right-hand corner of the Temple of the Frescoes.
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Pelicans at Tulum
So what is the collective noun for a group of flying pelicans?
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Belize River, Belize City
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Frigate bird, Caye Caulker
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Caye Caulker
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Caye Caulker
A very typical view.
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Laid back in Caye Caulker
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Rasta! Caye Caulker
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Children Caye Caulker
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Sails Caye Caulker
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Great white heron - Caye Caulker
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Waiting for Captain Jimmy - Caye Caulker
Cathy, Macca, Lucy, Bev, Sylvie and Claire.
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The Split at sunset - Caye Caulker
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Goff Caye, Belize
The perfect tropical island - once the cruise ships had left!
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Goff Caye
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Goff Caye
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On Goff Caye
Sylvie, Claire, Jono and Macca.
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Leaving Goff Caye
Bev, Lucy, Sylvie, Macca and Jono.
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Cahal Pech, San Ignacio, Belize
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Lake Peten Itza, Flores, Guatemala
Kingfisher type bird only bigger.
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On Lake Peten Itza
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Santa Elena at sunset, Lake Peten Itza
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Toucan, Tikal
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Spider monkey with infant, Tikal
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At Tikal
Lucy, Bev, guide, Cathy, Claire, Sylvie and Macca.
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Temple I and Indian ceremony, Tikal
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Indian ceremony at Tikal
The Main Square, Tikal
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View from Temple II, Tikal
View of the Northern Acropolis, including a pensive Cathy.
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The Pyramid, El Mondo Perdido, Tikal
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Birds, Tikal
What sort of birds?
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Jungle canopy, temple, Tikal
Temple III and the jungle canopy from Temple IV, Tikal.
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Coatimundis, Tikal
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La Merced, Antigua
View from the roof of Posada de San Pedro
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The Cathedral, Antigua
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Antigua
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Antigua
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Antigua
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Antigua
Volcan de Agua
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Antigua
Calle del Arco de Santa Catalina and la Merced.
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Street scene, Antigua
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Hotel Aurora, Antigua
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Little old lady from Guatemala
Wasn't that a Beachboys song?
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Window, Antigua
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Antigua
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Antigua dusk
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article published 03/21/2003
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