The Idiot just completed the latest stage of training for next month’s MedTrek around Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, amidst the Mayan ruins in the Tikal National Park in northern Guatemala.
Accompanied by Liz Chapin, he made speedy climbs up steep temple steps, attempted to slog through challenging brush on jungle paths in the rainforest, was mesmerized by the sunrise bellows of territorial howler monkeys, and explored royal Mayan palaces and commoner residences, including a maze of tunnels and underground storage spaces.
Liz Chapin at the bottom of a Tikal temple.
Liz Chapin follows the Idiot on a climb up a Tikal temple.
The crown of a Mayan temple in the Tikal National Park seen through the trees in the jungle. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
The Idiot enters a Mayan tunnel. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
The Idiot wanders through a Mayan palace and….
….likes the look of a royal bedroom with a king bed especially….
….after a fatiguing attempt to take a shortcut through the nearly impenetrable jungle.
Liz Chapin examines cool underground rooms used to store food thousands of years ago.
A contemporary altar used for offerings by Mayans touring Tikal today.
A Tikal sunset seen through a crack in a Mayan ruin.
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