Is Guatemala Better Than Mexico? Flores & Tikal 🇬🇹

[@JohnVogel-dt9uf]

I've visited Guatemala twice and thoroughly enjoyed my visits. I've been to roughly 75 countries and Guatemala is in my top 5 for the reasons you've showed in your videos : )

[@JumpingPlaces]

Definitely became one of our favorites too

[@DPineda93]

Please tell me your top 5. I'm from Guatemala🇬🇹

[@stevegram9000]

when you know, you know🙏

[@eduardoflores4681]

Thank you for visiting Guatemala and I hope you considering in coming back

[@challenger70fan]

​@@JumpingPlaces el salvadore has some beautiful sites to.. safe travels you to. I'm headed to barbados in February

[@hopeheavenonplanetearth1417]

Tikal is on my bucket list! Never made it on my exploration of Guatemala. Thank you for showing the world such a beautiful country ❤

[@irmafranke1012]

Wow, another amazing video. These videos have made me want to visit Guatemala. I was at a dinner party yesterday talking to friends about your videos and these beautiful countries that no one speaks of. Guatemala is on my bucket list and I cant wait to see El Salvador. I live in Los Angeles, come from Mexican parents, have known Guatemalan and Salvadorean people my whole life. Its such a shame that Ive never heard anyone mention the beauty of these places. I was going to plan a trip to Thailand (Ive been twice), but this may be something completely new and closer for me to explore. Thank you for opening this up to the world.

[@JumpingPlaces]

I would definitely visit both, especially since they are so close :D

[@litabiske5409]

Thank you, Chris and Carol for another incredible video❤❤

[@JumpingPlaces]

Our pleasure!

[@litabiske5409]

My husband and I visited the Maya ruins and there’s so much history so amazing

[@norbertcardoso8469]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. A REAL GEM. HOPE TO VISIT THIS GARDEN OF EDEN ONE DAY.

[@OISaviour]

I love living vicariously through you guys. And no bug bites or blood sucking flies. I'm 70 and my body just couldn't or would say no I ain't. I love your beautiful complementary to each other selves. Go with love. And keep jumping for us who can't or won't.

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thanks for always supporting :D

[@isaacbulay4061]

The Mayan Temples exudes such a strong spirituality. Guatemala is so Beautiful especially for people like me so into Nature. Praise God! 😊

[@reconeix]

I first visited Guatemala back in the 1990's and fell in love with the country and people. Tikal was a special experience, especially because I took a night hike in the jungle with a ranger and saw the animals and critters that come out a night, like huge tarantulas. I actually camped in Tikal in small wood sheds in the national park. I wonder if those camping sheds are still available.

[@petetheexplorer]

You are right. This site ranks up there as one of the best in the world. I personally think it should be a wonder of the world along with Angkor Wat. I mean how do those get left out, right? Glad you had a great time. There is another smaller temple complex that's even more emerged into the rainforest called Yaxha. If you get a chance check it out. Enjoy!

[@naomithorn7224]

I went here In February and loved it. Flores was beautiful and Tikal was outstanding. The nature alongside the temples was mesmerising- listening to the monkeys and woodpeckers- we loved it!

[@chrisfryer6040]

Ek Balam was my favourite Mayan archeological site. Not too far from Chichen Itza. And you’re still permitted to climb the temples. Also as Carol had mentioned the well preserved head carving, there are many such carvings throughout and in excellent states of preservation. A must see. Thank you both for your great work

[@JumpingPlaces]

Hopefully we can visit that one :D

[@leerod]

Just another perfect travel vid.😊❤

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thank you! 😃

[@jorgerules3822]

Local Petenero here, the Tikal national park is more than just ruins, it is a wildlife ecosystem because it is in the Mayan biosphere, they could also go to Yaxha which is a smaller park but with less people or go to "Arcas" which is an animal shelter for our ecosystem

[@jorgerules3822]

As for the Lake, it is expected that next year it will drop a little because in summer it averages 48 degrees. Enjoy the trip guys

[@ricardotongol567]

Hello Chris and Carol, thank you so much for your beautiful trip in Guatemala, island of Flores . It’s awesome❤❤❤❤❤❤. Wow the girl and dogs walked on water….miracle😂😂😂😂😂

[@jorgemoll5994]

Amazing places. Good jump!!Thanks for sharing!! 😀🙂

[@1ShotTravel]

its incredible that Guatemala has so many pyramids (and a lot unexcavated). I wonder why they don't attract more tourists like Mexico. Thanks for the video! 🎉

[@margiefernandez820]

Another awesome amazing travel trip 😍 Stay safe healthy n many more places to explore 🙏🎥

[@SwatNero]

39:12 a miracle!!!

[@litabiske5409]

A great workout for you and Carol Chris so much to see very impressive

[@carolinadanson]

Yea, it was definitely a workout but so worth it! 😊

[@RochardBrown]

🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹Yes Guatemala ‘s the best Twenty three mayan lenguages. Guatemala’s ORIGINAL 🎉🎉🎉🎉🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹 Greetings

[@stevegram9000]

I Love Guatemala❤ One of my favorite destinations in the world!

[@johnhboden48]

We thoroughly enjoyed your Quatemala videos. We hope you are keeping diaries for a potential book. Carol has been collecting photos.

[@DPineda93]

Guy's thank you for visiting my country!!!

[@chapinusmaximus4582]

Thank you 🙏 so very much for your kind comments about Guatemala. Sadly Guate is so underrated, but in my heart Guatemala is number one! Enjoy Guate amigos, I recommend visiting Quiroga, where you will see the tallest estela in the world. Blessings and enjoy.

[@piccolina7577]

Tikal is said to have around 60 thousand ancient Mayan buildings making it possibly the biggest ancient city in the Americas.

[@JumpingPlaces]

yeah pretty unreal that we were seeing only around 30% of it, huge place!

[@StartLivingNow1963]

🙂💙👍Thank You Chris & Carol for Another Amazing Adventure you can just imagine what Civilization would have been like back then. And the man power it would have taken to build those massive structors without modern machinery. 🙂💗👍Wishing You Safe Travels from Canada👍

[@JumpingPlaces]

truly unbelievable!

[@TheSwede70]

Was in Flores february 2024. Just loved it. Went to the viewpoint too. It was well worth it. A few dogs so I had a stick too. The west side of the island was flooded during my visit too, but not as much as I can see in this video. Tikal and Angkor Wat is at the top for me. It gives you chills.

[@JumpingPlaces]

yeah these sites are something else! Have you been to Petra?

[@TheSwede70]

@@JumpingPlaces Yes, I visited Petra in the end of 2010. Amazing too. Went to Teotihuacán too last february. Chichén Itzá in 2022 along with Coba and Uxmal. One of the places I haven't been to is Palenque. Seems really good too.

[@SwatNero]

11:15 The beautiful painting is “ōllamalitzli” known as the Aztec-soccer! ⚽️

[@ottodepaz7187]

Guys ,sad to see you are leaving my country I hope you enjoy it and hope you coming back, be safe wherever you go God bless you always.

[@josephdennehey4126]

I enjoyed it all! Great job.

[@jayjainaraine9547]

Great Videos… Beautifully filmed and Narrated….Love all you videos…. Can’t wait for more. Keep up the Great works!!

[@stephenzane1247]

Really enjoyed your tour of Tikal.❤

[@jencaves8347]

Awesome video! The music goes so well with the video.

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thank you very much!

[@barbaraB323]

Hello Chris and Carol. My husband and I are always excited to see your travels as well as the information you share with us:)) Thanks to you it’s easy for us to decide our vacation destinations 😊 Carol, I love your kind personality…… also, can you share with us the brand of your sunglasses please. They look beautiful on you:)))) Thank you

[@carolinadanson]

So glad to hear that you two enjoy our videos! Thank you 🥰 My sunglasses are from Calvin Klein but they’re probably an older model. I bought them in Europe on a duty free sale but haven’t seen the same model anywhere else.

[@barbaraB323]

@ thank you Carol. We are always looking forward to see you two exploring and sharing your experiences with us :) Sending lots of love and best wishes for the Holidays .

[@dianaj3139]

Thank you for everything you shared here... it is so lovely! I always wanted to go to Tikal and you showed it off very well.

[@ladeeneboys6948]

Great video!! I visited Tikal in 2007 and loved it. Also really enjoyed Mayan sites in Copan Honduras and Lamanai Belize. Looking forward to your El Salvador video!

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thanks for your input. We haven't been to Honduras yet, we visited Belize but we only stayed on the coast

[@ChattanoogaDave]

Fantastic video! Hidden gem of Central America. Muito obrigado!! Quero ir à Guatemala e Brasil também!

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Excellent and amazing. 😲👍😊

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Your welcome. 👍😊

[@guitjammin4710]

Nice serene place to visit! All the flooding is likely from the tropical storm they had in the last couple of weeks.

[@fernandosaid7475]

Todos los idiomas mayas provienen de un idioma madre, que es el Protomaya. Así como el español, italiano, portugués y francés vienen del latín. Según la ciencia el protomaya tuvo su origen en la Sierra de los Cuchumatanes en Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

[@patborecky900]

I went to Pompeii in Italy last Oct & loved it. It is not all excavated Found it really interesting

[@mpam002]

great place.Didnt knew much about it.Always like your videos.

[@faustjoe]

Central America is my favorite part of the world. The natural beauty, wildlife, pristine beaches and affordability are ideal for North Americans. While i haven't been to Guatemala, it is on the bucket list. That's for showing the beauty of the country.

[@dentaltok]

Carol will not lead you astray ✌️😁 I still think about Tikal visited there for few days in 2002 ......genial video 🙋🏼‍♂️🙋‍♀️❤️🇨🇦

[@marioroberojeda4109]

La pirámide de Chichen Itzá que es una de las maravillas del mundo, mide 24 metros de altura. En Tikal hay por lo menos 8 pirámides más altas que la de Chichen Itzá. Templo 1 = 47 metros. Templo 2 = 38 metros. Templo 3 = 55 metros. Templo 4 = 65 a 70 metros. Templo 5 = 57 metros. Templo 6 = 12 metros. Templo 33 = 33 metros. Pirámide 5C-54 = 35 metros. Pirámide 5C-49 = 22 metros (originalmente con el templo y crestería destruido en la cima era más alto) Acrópolis Sur = es la segunda más alta de Tikal pero aún no se ha descubierto de la tierra.

[@jijib7691]

Thanks for another great video! I've been to Chichen Itza, Coba, and I'm actually going to Oaxaca next week and will be visiting Monte Alban 😊

[@JumpingPlaces]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@brigianna4869]

Guatemala is definitely on my bucket list now. Is it safe?🥰

[@superipodmanvik]

Super safe!!!

[@carolinadanson]

Yes, we always felt safe 😊 Heard the same from other travelers even solo female travelers.

[@stefanotrombetta9177]

❤❤always wonderful travelling with you...Kiss from Italy

[@litabiske5409]

The burritos looked delicious😊

[@JumpingPlaces]

They were :D

[@Bubby1100]

I visited Tikal about 10 years ago. It is absolutely the greatest of the known Myan ruins. It's at least an all-day adventure. Arrive at sun up, bring breakfast (eat at the top of a pyramid). Hollar monkeys were screaming the entire time. Lots of spider monkeys, too. Much better access than other Myan sites we've visited. We almost skipped Guatemala, based on the U.S. State Dept warnings. The people we interacted with in Peten were super friendly. Order tepezcuintle at a local restaurant. It's delicious.

[@JumpingPlaces]

yeah we never felt unsafe at all, just a completely relaxed and friendly vibe everywhere we went

[@_NoName...]

09:38 Carol always chooses better meals 😎

[@fazz3606]

Another beautiful vlog guys... be safe, blessings ❤ 🇹🇹

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thank you 🙌

[@travelingkakabsat]

Interesting history lesson, Chris

[@hanschen5203]

Amazing film this time, I better use my large TV to see this film tonight again. 😊

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thanks!

[@fernandosaid7475]

El cerro que mencionan en el minuto 28:35 es la pirámide de la Acropolis Sur. La mayor estructura de Tikal aún enterrada.

[@sny1120]

"Every door is a window" -Carol 2024

[@JumpingPlaces]

very philosophical haha

[@carolinadanson]

😂😂😂

[@fernandosaid7475]

En Guatemala están las dos ciudades mayas más grandes del mundo maya. La segunda ciudad más grande es Tikal y la primera ciudad más grande es el sitio arqueológico El Mirador, que tiene la pirámide más grande del mundo y la más alta de las Américas pero en su mayoría está cubierto por la vegetación. Para llegar a la ciudad hay que caminar por la selva 5 días entre ida y vuelta o ir en helicóptero. En Guatemala está el monolito maya más grande y se encuentra en Quiriguá que es un sitio arqueológico con estelas y monolitos que son piedras grabadas con escritura y arte maya. El sitio arqueológico Takalij Abaj es la ciudad que dio origen a la cultura maya en el sur del país, luego se extendieron por Guatemala, México, Belice, Hondura y El Salvador.

[@jameshall1648]

I really enjoy watching your videos. Very tastefully done. You guys should go to Alaska sometime or Tahiti.

[@JumpingPlaces]

Maybe one day!

[@nadinerheaume8046]

Beautiful places! Really surprised about the beauty and the untouched sites you have visited during your stay. It also seems pretty clean and orderly or maybe you just didn't film the bad and only showed the good. Very nice video!!!

[@JumpingPlaces]

A truly beautiful country :D i don't remember seeing much trash in the touristic places we were visiting, since we are usually walking and talking to the camera it would be hard for us to intentionally try and not show something good/bad

[@marioroberojeda4109]

En Guatemala hay más de 60,000 estructuras en la selva en más de 900 ciudades mayas. Esto fue descubierto recientemente al utilizar la tecnología LIDAR que escaneo la topografía traspasando la vegetación.

[@eduardoflores4681]

Thank you for visiting Guatemala but just to let you know the jungle of Peten along with the Amazon as is one of the main breathing areas of forest in the world for our planet

[@brigianna4869]

Thank you for amazing videos from Guatemala. I cannot wait to see you in El Salvador

[@JumpingPlaces]

Video coming soon :D

[@typhanthongphay]

Enjoyed the long video Legends 😁

[@JumpingPlaces]

Glad to hear!

[@fernandosaid7475]

La Acrópolis Sur es en realidad una pirámide, la mayor pirámide de Tikal que abarca en tamaño más o menos el tamaño de la plaza central de Tikal. Esta pirámide aún está cubierta por la vegetación.

[@ertanbozkirli9869]

Thanks.

[@JumpingPlaces]

You're welcome

[@joyceweinstein9249]

Uxmal in theYucatan, near Merida, is a beautiful Mayan site, with incredible carvings on the pyramids. Definitely worth visiting.

[@JumpingPlaces]

we went there and its one of our favorites, as you mentioned the carvings might be the best we have seen in any site. It was before we started this channel so we dont have any video of it

[@litabiske5409]

Carol and Chris this tree looks very unique. You must have liked the monkey greeters when you arrived lol

[@JumpingPlaces]

They were cool :D

[@Tortilla148]

Welcome to Guatemala , heart of the Mayan world , if you come back in the future you must visit El MIRADOR ALSO in peten Guatemala it’s a archeological Mayan site 4 times bigger than Tikal with 60,000 structures temple’s La Danta the biggest piramid in volume in the world , most people who visit do the trekking 4 days walking in the jungle from Carmelita’s or 45 minutes in helicopter . Enjoy

[@roberthemedes1064]

Guatemala is gorgeous and has a lot to offer (based on your videos along with other sites I have researched), but Mexico is much larger and has so many other sites to visit and experience. Also, while Guatemalan cuisine is good, Mexican cuisine is more varied and at another level. That being said, I think both countries are definitely worth visiting. I think Guatemala's one advantage over Mexico is overall less tourists, which is always a plus.

[@fernandosaid7475]

En el área de Lago Petén Itzá habitó la etnia maya Itzá, quienes abandonaron algunas ciudades y se trasladaron hacia la península de Yucatán en el periodo posclásico y construyeron Chichén Itzá. Es curioso que tanto en Tayasal como en Chichen Itzá ambas ciudades cuentan con un cenote. Tayasal su nombre original es Ta' Itzá.

[@travelingkakabsat]

Looks better,indeed!!

[@travelingkakabsat]

The foods looks delicious!

[@manuelbarreto6205]

Beautiful Beautiful

[@Mariosilvagt3]

Yeah, Guatemala has that affect to people they get sad leaving. There's more of Guatemala than just than four places. Guatemala has 200 miles of Pacific Coast and 50 miles of Carabean Coast as well. Also going to the highlands like Xela second most important city in the country, Chichi or Chichicastenango. Livingstone in the Carabean. Guatemala city has a lot to offer as well. Guatemala city is underrated as well as the country. Be safe, and remember, Guatemala is not going. anywhere it will be there for you. Salu2!

[@travelingkakabsat]

Woooow!!! That spider 😮

[@TheSouth-j7f]

Fantastic video.

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thank you very much!

[@kingkijij]

when we stayed in florez was EASTER LONG WEEKEND and we had NO IDEA. was sold out , had to move every day lol. it was 44c lol

[@JumpingPlaces]

yeah heat was intense in this region!

[@hdvisions3589]

i was there in march and it was also flooded like that in Flores

[@fitoparedes232]

Welcome to the Mayan Kingdom iff you lucky traveler can meet the Jaguars at Tikal.

[@Sle267]

Beautiful, great content, what’s the name of the song at 2:50?

[@travelingkakabsat]

Beautiful grounds!

[@JumpingPlaces]

Indeed!

[@ronalikumudu5926]

Hi!I really enjoy your travel videos_especially those of Gautamala.However I am very much of the view that viewers should be made aware of the security and safety situation of these countries as that becomes a major concern when travelling to unknown distant terrains.And also the health facilities.We are aware of these factors in familiar terrain like Europe,Asia and Australia.But the Latin region is very unfamiliar to Asians like myself Would love to visit Gautamala but these are concerns.

[@HighVibesTravel]

El Savador is next!! Bitcoin Capital Of The World !!!

[@fernandosaid7475]

El sitio donde subieron para tener las vistas a la isla, es el sitio arqueológico Tayasal que aún no ha sido excavado. Hay alrededor de 400 estructuras bajo tierra y la pirámide más alta tiene una altura de 36 metros. Tiene un extensión de 6 Km cuadrados. A la par del sitio arqueológico hay un cenote que era sagrado para los mayas y donde se cree que fue arrojado un caballo de piedra que construyeron los mayas cuando vinieron los españoles. También se relata que en en la isla de Flores bajo la ciudad hay parte de una pirámide que fue destruida por los españoles y en la cima colocaron la iglesia.

[@fernandosaid7475]

El templo 4 que subieron tiene una altura de 70 metros.

[@marioroberojeda4109]

En el sitio arqueológico Holmul en Guatemala se encontraron grabados en murales mayas lo que es un tamal. Es la evidencia más antigua del consumo de tamales. La tortilla es base de la gastronomía guatemalteca. El colocar comida dentro de una tortilla no lo hace ser comida mexicana. Es como la pupusa, es originaria de Guatemala y en Guatemala están los textos más antiguos que hablan de la pupusa como comida guatemalteca, pero fue El Salvador quien la ha hecho popular.

[@AhmadAhmad-hj5lt]

very nice ❤❤❤

[@JumpingPlaces]

Thanks 😊

[@superipodmanvik]

You just missed out on Livingston 💃🏿 and Playa Blanca🏝

[@JumpingPlaces]

Next time :D Also want to see paredon

[@geraldlumbis4247]

Great video. Guatemala has become so expensive and gentrified. The gringo tax is alive and well. Heading south I recommend Copan. Great ruins and cobblestone village. Also, Granada and Omitepe in Nicaragua.

[@RgGalvez]

Absolutely not. Guatenala IS still very affordable and genuinely intact in many aspects.

[@fernandosaid7475]

Varios KZbinrs que han viajado por latinoamérica han dicho que Guatemala es de los más baratos. En Centroamérica solamente Nicaragua es más barato que Guatemala.

[@AstridJerónimo-f8s]

Welcome Guatemala

[@RealBassist]

Tikal has to be one of the wonders of the world! In my opinion it's much better than Chichen Itza and some other Mayan ruins. Tikal is the best!

[@JumpingPlaces]

The best we have been so far in this region

[@gmcorazon]

Ambos son interesantes, que necedad con las comparaciones como los peruanos

[@travelingkakabsat]

Ha, it’s like Venice. Gets flooded certain times of the year

[@Craigskitchen360]

Chris! Carole! Can you please tell us what time of year you are here in Guatemala??😅

[@JumpingPlaces]

This was just 2 weeks ago

[@amaurorosas3972]

Like number 421. Carol, forgive me, I ask you this question with the respect you deserve. What's your favorite color for their bikinis?

[@carolinadanson]

I think green and red are my favorite colors for swimwear 😊

[@briantravelman]

I guess it depends what your criteria is for "betterness". Guatemala may be less touristy, but at the same times it's probably that way, because it's not as developed as Mexico in terms of infrastructure, services and its tourism sector. Guatemala still seems like the entire country is "developing", while Mexico has many areas that are very modernized in many aspects. So Mexico is probably better for people who don't want to get too much out of their comfort zone. But honestly, after seeing the Yucatan and Panama City, Guatemala doesn't interest me as much as it did before. You even said yourself, it's similar to Mexico in many aspects. But $33.00 for a room like THAT in Guatemala seems steep to me.

[@edgargalicia251]

Obvio Guatemala es mejor que México pequeño pero con muchos lugares bonitos

[@fredkarenclark4551]

Wow we would love to see that site, we use vitamin B to help with bugs

[@jenmar9428]

Have you guys been to India? My husband and I are going there. If you have been there, did Carol feel safe?

[@anonymous6594]

Yes, they have. They have a playlist for India.

[@carolinadanson]

Unfortunately I didn’t feel safe in some areas like Delhi 😕 Other parts of the country like Kerala and Goa were different and I felt safe 90% of the time but unfortunately I had a bad experience in Delhi. If you’re going to Delhi, please AVOID a place called Paharganj.

[@rheffner3]

It would be cool if they restored the Mayan site by removing all of the trees and other plant growth, none of which would have been there when it was a vibrant city. I am sure it was completely open and beautiful.

[@JumpingPlaces]

I think they will eventually, will take a long time though!

[@btacan]

Can you imagine the number of trees being cut down-for what purpose? This site is a protected area because of its incredible biodiversity. It serves as a vital “lung” for the Americas, and it is currently under threat as cartels and African palm companies take over large hectares of land. These trees are thousands of years old, and cutting them down is entirely unnecessary and unjustifiable. The forest doesn’t need an influx of visitors; it is home to countless animals that deserve to live in peace.