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Imagine
a Mayan site in the middle of the
jungle three times larger than
Tikal.
The
Mirador Basin in northeastern
Guatemala is home to the largest
tract of untouched rainforest in all
of Central America. Within this
region lies the remote site of El
Mirador, which rivals famous,
sprawling, Tikal, and, in fact, is
the largest Mayan city that ever
existed.
Among
the ruins at El Mirador are the
Danta and Tigre pyramids, the former
rising more than 230 feet high, and
claiming to be the most massive
pyramid in the entire world - indeed
rivaling even the greatest pyramids
of Egypt by sheer volume!
Largely unexcavated this site can
only be visited on a 5 day jungle
trek or by helicopter.
El Mirador can be
added as a day tour in Helicopter
from Flores and the areas around
Tikal but the 5-day trek is for the
extremely adventurous and fit only!
Please contact us if interested in
adding El Mirador to your Guatemala
itinerary.
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