Guatemala's el Petén: Tikal, El Mirador & Maya Biosphere

Guatemala is a feast for explorers looking for new experiences. El Petén is considered Guatemala's last wilderness frontier, an area famous for lost Maya cities and impenetrable forests. It is a vast region encompassing rainforests, savannas, wetlands and archeological ruins. Once inhabited by several million people, El Petén Valley was the center of the Maya civilization for centuries. Over 2,000 plant species have been identified here, along with six species of cedar and four species of p...