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From Jungle Tales Blog
View from the top of Temple IV in the ancient Maya city of Tikal, a magical place. The city flourished from 600 B.C. to around 925 A.D. I climbed Temple IV with the aid of a modern wooden staircase/ladder. It is the second-highest pre-Columbian building known in the Western Hemisphere. To reach the highest, also part of Guatemalan Maya civilization, you have to hike five days into the jungle to El Mirador. Tikal is also in the dense jungle, but there are pathways throughout the city, including some original roads built by the Mayas. There are also hotels within a 40-minute walk of where I took this photo. 