The following excerpt is from a February 24, 2010 article published by Today Online. Click here to read the article in its entirety.
Some 1,700 years ago, the great Mayan civilisation chose this country in Central America to set up their most impressive structures – it was on these sacred grounds that their priests would ascend the steps to speak to the gods. Today, Guatemala continues to draw the awe of travellers to the country with its rich history and quietly majestic landscapes. Its most-visited townships lie at the base of towering volcanoes, or alongside great lakes that invoke in travellers a sense of serenity as they would a sense of foreboding.
Visitors to Guatemala have two things to check off on the country’s to-do list – scaling the active volcano Pacaya in Antigua, and visiting the country’s most famous Mayan site in the northern city of Tikal.
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