Yaxha, Ceibal, Flores
Apart from visiting Tikal, we also visited the Mayan ruins of Yaxha and Ceibal while in Flores. Yaxha is the only extensive Mayan ruin that is situated next to a large lake. Even more so than Tikal, we had our run of the place, only encountering one or two groups of tourists in our time there. We also saw a grey fox (supposedly uncommon) in Yaxha, probably because Yaxha was so deserted. Ceibal is a small Mayan site with not very impressive ruins but we had a lot of fun visiting it. Getting to Ceibal involves a hour long boat ride that is supremely relaxing and great for bird watching. Then strolling around the ruins (no one else there except for us) with the boatman was also very interesting. I thought it was well worth the time to visit Ceibal even though it wasn't particularly impressive.
