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Photos of peten in Guatemala [updated 05.29.2008]


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Tikal
Tikal


Tikal
Tikal


Tikal
Tikal


Tikal
Tikal


Mayan ruins of Tikal protruding from the rainforest
Mayan ruins of Tikal protruding from the rainforest


Montezuma Oropendula
Montezuma Oropendula


Strange palm leaf
Strange palm leaf


Palm fruits
Palm fruits


Deforestation in Guatemala
Deforestation in Guatemala


Deforestation in Guatemala
Deforestation in Guatemala


Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land
Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land


Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land
Cattle grazing on former tropical forest land


Charred savanna
Charred savanna


Male anole lizard displaying its orange dewlap
Male anole lizard displaying its orange dewlap


Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus)
Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus)


Epiphyte-laden branches of a giant Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) at Tikal
Epiphyte-laden branches of a giant Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) at Tikal


Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus)
Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus)


Burning the savanna in Guatemala
Burning the savanna in Guatemala


Deforested landscape in Guatemala
Deforested landscape in Guatemala


Forest converted for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Forest converted for cattle pasture in Guatemala


Light gray dragonfly with blank-banded wings
Light gray dragonfly with blank-banded wings


Coati rooting through leaf litter in search of food
Coati rooting through leaf litter in search of food


Tikal
Tikal


Tikal
Tikal




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