The last day before we came to see the baby (Tuesday the 9th) we travelled in the morning to a park called Ixpanpajul. It is a newly created tourist oriented nature preserve halfway between Lake Peten and Flores. There are horseback rides, sky bridges, a zip line over the jungle, and other activities. We had another great guide, Melvin (he tells us this is a relatively common name in Guatemala...) who is an expert on local birds, and, as it turns out, knows quite a bit about the medicinal uses of many of the jungle plants and trees.We spent 3 hours hiking in the jungle, traversing the sky bridges, and learning a great deal about the plants and trees. Unfortunately the animals weren't out as it was midday, and it so happened we didn't see any birds at all. This is the first sky bridge. It was pretty high up there, but felt more sturdy than I anticipated. No problem.
Termite nests are all over the place. We hear that they are high in protein.
www.ixpanpajul.com
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good year
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