Here is another shot of the massive Ceiba Tree in Guatemala’s Tikal Reserve Area. One of the regrets I have about this photo is that I didn’t have someone stand beside or sit on the large root fingers that support the tree. I need someone in the picture to offer the viewer some sort of scale. To give you some idea of how large this tree is, imagine about 10 adults standing shoulder to shoulder across the bottom of this picture. They would all fit in the frame.
The Ceiba tree (also known as kapak, Silk Cotton Tree, and Yaaxché in Mayan) is Guatemala’s national tree. It grows to 70 meters in height and is truly majestic.
A major transportation mode for the Kekchi people of northern Guatemala is the horse. Here he is refueling.
Next time you’re in Flores, Guatemala you can take a tour boat ride on the lake . . . or not.
This distinguished man was one of several we saw at the clinic we set up at New Horizon, Guatemala.
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