Day 22: Ziplining over Guatemala!

After going to Tikal we spent the rest of the weekend at the relatively close island town of Flores (more on that later) in Guatemala. That meant we had some free time, and what better to do with that than go flying through the canopy? Ziplining it was! We took a taxi about fifteen minutes away to a natural park-type reserve where you could go ziplining, horseback riding, etc and signed up. It was so fun!I swear they copied the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland from this place. The jeep we took through the jungle WAS the jeep from the ride, only with more bumps and less seatbelts. We actually drove up and down some pretty steep terrain, so it was quite the adventure!
Once we got to the bottom of the ziplines, we suited up and headed out! Here we are, the intrepid explorers.
Climbing up to the ziplines...
It's funny, I had definitely not planned to do anything like this while out here at field school, and we felt like such tourists doing it! (We're very proud of the fact that we're here with a PURPOSE, not just being stuffwhitepeoplelike bums). But then, what trip to Central America is complete without some ziplining?

Love you!
Elise

PS scroll down, there's another post about Tikal below this.