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Photos of tikal national park in Guatemala [updated 05.29.2008]


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Spider monkey
Spider monkey


Landscape deforested for cattle pasture
Landscape deforested for cattle pasture


Landscape deforested for cattle pasture
Landscape deforested for cattle pasture


Deforestation in Guatemala
Deforestation in Guatemala


Deforestation in Guatemala
Deforestation in Guatemala


Charred savanna
Charred savanna


Forest land mined for limestone for road construction
Forest land mined for limestone for road construction


Epiphyte-laden ceiba tree
Epiphyte-laden ceiba tree


Epiphytes growing densly on the branches of a kapok tree
Epiphytes growing densly on the branches of a kapok tree


Epiphytes growing densly on the branches of a ceiba tree
Epiphytes growing densly on the branches of a ceiba tree


Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)


Canopy trees at Tikal
Canopy trees at Tikal


Burning the savanna for agriculture in Guatemala
Burning the savanna for agriculture in Guatemala


Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala
Clear-cutting for cattle pasture in Guatemala


Tarantula
Tarantula


Tarantula
Tarantula


Tarantula
Tarantula


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


Blue dragonfly
Blue dragonfly


Stag fern
Stag fern


Plant
Plant


Tikal
Tikal


Tikal
Tikal


Tikal
Tikal




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