The Tical Maya Ruins are amazing. These are the steepest pyramids of the Maya world, and many ruins are still hidden underneath tree covered hills that have formed over the centuries. These ruins inspired a deep sense of history in us, and we feel these are the most natural pyramids we visited. None of the ruins had been rebuilt like in Uxmal.
The Mayan world is so amazing and their architecural accomplishments are amazing. Tical is so different than the other pyramids, especially the use of stelas. These huge decorative stones are posed at the entrances of many ruins and are significant to this particular Mayan culture.
There are monkeys everywhere in Tical which just adds to the experience. These gigantic pyramids sit in Guatemala's most lush jungle. We were stopped the first time when we tried to enter with Ivy. We wanted to camp inside the park but the park rangers assured us that we could not enter with a pet because the wild animals, including Jaguars, would seek her out and attack her. We then went back to the nearest small town and got a hotel. We were able to leave her there and drive back to the park to explore.
This adventure was very special to us. We are officially in love with Guatemala.
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