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a visit to Zimbabwe

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At the end of almost three years living and working in Tanzania (1987-1989), I took two weeks for a short trip to Zimbabwe and Botswana. A fabulous experience, of which unfortunately, I took no notes, and only a limited amount of photographs – this was the analogue era of photography, in which you were still [...]
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Tikal

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Tikal, in the north of Guatemala, is beyond doubt one of the most impressive Maya sites in entire Central America. No less than five huge pramids, up to 60 meters high reach above the jungle to provide a magnificent view over the countryside, and over the other temples of the complex. The oldest buildings probably [...]
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Seibal

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Most people who come to Flores, in the north of Guatemala, will go on to visit Tikal. Fair enough. But an interesting side trip could be a river journey to Seibal (previously called Ceibal), another Mayan monument, along the Rio de la Pasion – could there ever have been a more beautiful name for a [...]
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Takalik Abaj

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Takalik Abaj – 20 years ago known as Abaj Takalik – is a Mayan site with Olmec history. The Olmecs we know from Mexico, from their characteristic large head sculptures (see for some examples the last Mexican travelogue entry). The site seems to have an astonishingly 2000 years of history, from the 9th C BC [...]
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Nebaj

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On the way to Nebaj, high up in the mountains, we stop at Santa Cruz del Quiché, the capital of the Quiché department – named after one of the Maya tribes. ‘El Quiché’, as the town is usually called, is already at over 2000 m, and is a base for visiting the Utatlan ruins. Utatlan [...]
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Iximche

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Iximche was the capital city of one of the Mayan tribes, the Cakchiquel, who initially allied with the Spanish when they arrived, to gain an advantage against rival Mayans. The Cakchiquel were nevertheless beaten anyhow, after they cancelled their alliance because the Spanish demanded ever more gold. In the end the only advantage left is [...]
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60. the adobe remains

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Just outside Trujillo there are the remain of several ancient Peruvian cultures, in the Temple of the Sun and that of the Moon, and in Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the world - of which not much is left.
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54. Kuelap

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One of the main targets of this journey, the citadel of Kuelap, did not disappoint; getting there was both difficult and made easy.
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47. Machu Picchu

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We have mixed feelings about Peru's pre-eminent tourist attraction, Machu Picchu, which is a fabulous Inca complex, of course, but shamelessly over-exploited.
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45. Pisac

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A small village at the beginning of the Sacred Valley, Pisac has an impressive Inca fort, and lots of colourful people in the traditional as well as the alternative sense.
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  • The 20 Latest Entries to this Site

    • the Okavango Delta March 4, 2021
    • a visit to Zimbabwe March 2, 2021
    • Nswatugi Cave March 2, 2021
    • Silozwane Cave March 2, 2021
    • Pomongwe Cave March 2, 2021
    • an excursion to Malawi February 26, 2021
    • an excursion to Rwanda February 25, 2021
    • Southwest Tanzania February 20, 2021
    • North Tanzania February 13, 2021
    • Zanzibar February 10, 2021
    • the south coast February 9, 2021
    • Mikumi and the Selous February 8, 2021
    • Bagamoyo February 6, 2021
    • Dar es Salaam February 6, 2021
    • The Peggy Guggenheim Collection December 19, 2020
    • Galleria dell’Accademia, Venice December 17, 2020
    • Museo di Castelvecchio November 30, 2020
    • What’s new? November 25, 2020
    • 13. looking back on Italy November 23, 2020
    • 12. Tuscany November 22, 2020
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