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sinkingfeeling

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2. Wow, I missed that it had been closed. I went to the top and into the temple in 1992. We

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 08:39 AM

Jul 10

also had free run of many Mayan sites including Tikal. No guards, no signs, no hand rails, and no restrictions. Without my son's sense of direction, I might still be wandering the jungle.

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Tourist booed and called 'disrespectful' for climbing ancient Mayan pyramid [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 10 OP

Well, markodochartaigh Jul 10 #1

Wow, I missed that it had been closed. I went to the top and into the temple in 1992. We sinkingfeeling Jul 10 #2

I was another of those who climbed to the top of the pyramid back in the day Vogon_Glory Jul 10 #3

Good malaise Jul 13 #4