Journey into Guatemala's Ancient Heart | Unveiling Tikal - EP.331

Good morning We have a beautiful day on our last day in Belize Today I'm crossing to Guatemala The border is Not too far from here It's gonna be an easy ride, we're only doing 80 kilometers So, I am excited We're crossing to another country Let's do it Chillie Look at it, look at it She's so nice and dirty and she's very happy She's going to Guatemala Right Chillie? We're at the border Chillie There's a motorcycle right there Let's do that All the paperwork is done So everything went nice and smooth Exit fee was $20 I think it's a thing now Mexico had exit fee Belize has exit fee I mean you don't have that in Europe or Africa Strange but that's how it is Hello I'm guessing you want to see my passport? Thank you That's it, so long Belize Thank you And now we're entering Guatemala Okay Interesting, let's just follow this rider Maybe he knows what to do He's from Minnesota, I just had a chat to him Alright Okay, all sorted So I can't tell you, I'll explain everything to you in a second That border crossing was a little bit confusing This way? Gracias Hola Go? Yeah, yeah, yeah Everything's done, yeah Gracias Welcome to Guatemala Let me Put proper camera on and I'll let you know what had just happened on the motor Okay, this border crossing was a little bit confusing You had to do copies, then you had to go pay there, then you have to come back Then you have to go and pay again The bank apparently it's like 20 minutes walk But there is a lady who can do it for you when you pay her extra Anyhow, we're here Everyone was very friendly It just takes time because you have to go from one point to another But I paid $28 for my tip And $2 for Entry But I think it would be that, I'm not sure What was the fee for but $30 That's the total cost Of entering Guatemala On this border We got green light Another country Chile, yay! Big town I must say For a border Now We're in And I forgot to mention something very important that I had no idea about So, the stamp I've received on the border For 90 days And these 90 days are for whole Central America So, for Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras And Nicaragua But apparently If you like here for 90 days and you cross to El Salvador Apparently they will give you technically speaking another 90 days But I'm not sure But just saying that technically speaking These 90 days Are for four countries Three months for four countries that's not much at all Should be like six months I don't understand why they do it And we are At our final destination This little town is At this beautiful lake Now we have to find a hotel There actually are only A few options In the area There's a lot of women riders here I must say But Most of the riders Don't wear helmets Not Not so cool Oh, look at this lake In 300 meters, slide left This is nice All right, so Here we go Somewhere here should be a hotel that I want to check out first Welcome We're in I must say Prices of hotels in Guatemala Are very affordable I got this room for $30 Unreal Sounds sweet And here I have A little garden And a big tree Apparently this tree is important Like that one This tree is important And what a gorgeous view I have For my hotel So this is What I can see From here It's like it's called Peten Itza I believe I've taken this beautiful Picture Of this boat, right? And now I want to try to get to these guys and give it to them Because that was so Not nice for me to fly my drone over their head But I had to do it So This is my mission now I'm trying to get to these guys What is your name? Kinga, nice to meet you So One photo Okay, perfect Perfect, perfect There you go Can I take a picture? One photo? Okay? Mission complete I got the picture I'm so happy This Polaroid printer is so good Very handy Very helpful How are you horsey? I'm so sad that you're here by yourself How are you? You're very small I must say Good morning Today Chillie's got a rest day Chillie, where are you? She's like there Right? And I'll be catching a public bus It's gonna be interesting It's been ages since I've done this And we're going to this Incredible place You're about to find out what it is It's gonna be epic You'll see Alcatraz What a ride that was We made it The entry was 150 local currency So around 20 dollars For the international people I can officially welcome you to Tikal We're about to see Mayan ancient city So there'll be a lot of Mayan ruins It's a large area We have a lot of walking to do There's a lot of temples There's a lot of stuff I even bought a map to see To tell you what's going on Because of course I'm so disorganized So this city Is about 3,000 years old Yep It's very old So basically we have to walk through the jungle first To get there Clearly We had rain here Are we there yet? I think we are So here we go This is what I see So first pyramid And we're walking through the jungle again Honestly I'm so pleased I have a map Because otherwise I would have no idea where I am And There's not many signs here so Like literally I wouldn't know where I am All right, Grand Plaza This way So much mud Everywhere Oh! Slippery I think we're nearly there This is Grand Plaza in front of us But I reckon We should go up To see it From up high From this tiny Pass I think we are In the right spot to see it from above Kona, was Kona right? Yeah, we met Kona and I, we met at the At the border crossing and he's here And he'll be filming my My jump Okay, Kona, are you ready? I'm ready Okay Wait, wait, wait Okay I'll fix my hair Practice Am I in the frame? Yes Ready? Okay Here we go How was that? You look good, you look smooth Thank you so much for your help Perfect Thank you Muchas gracias amigo De nada Okay We're going to do something adventurous We're going to go up the stairs To this temple It's It doesn't look like it But it's a long way up I'm telling you Are we there yet? It's a long way up, isn't it? It was worth it It's a beautiful panorama So this temple is 38 meters tall And that one ahead of us, which is temple number one Has 47 meters That is pretty impressive when you think about it They built this 3000 years ago And at that time, they could build such high structures, right? Really incredible, I reckon Because We're going to close this place soon And we need to catch our last bus I enjoyed it Salida So much history here Such incredible energy Imagine, like, people built this 3000 years ago We're having dinner What have we arrived?