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The Jaguar Inn is located in the National Park of Tikal, only a few steps from the trails to the ruins. It has an excellent restaurant. The rooms are clean and comfortable as well as being economically priced.
 

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More -- The Jaguar Inn and Restaurant is located inside the National Park of Tikal. It is only about 30 minutes from the towns of Flores and Santa Eleana. Tikal tours are readily available and it represents one of the very best values available for the adventurous traveler. Hike to the top of Temple IV (212 ft.) and explore the over 25 square miles of ruins. There are hundreds of structures in Tikal, many of which have been rebuilt to near their original condition. Tikal has a wonderful artifact museum on the grounds and a great diorama displaying a mapping of the original site. The gate to the park opens at 6:00 am. This allows visitors time to scale the taller temples and view the ground mist burning off the other temples. It is quite a sight. Tikal is a great treasure in that so much as been done to restore many of the temples to their original condition, yet there are hundred's of sites that have been left as discovered. The trails are marked and one can spend an infinite number of hours walking through the jungle canopy coming up on new sites, monkeys, birds, and other jungle animals and never see the same view.  There are quite a number of animals and birds roaming the park grounds, giving a sense of a well kept natural zoo. It is a great experience for all ages.
    For shopping, spend the day in Flores, making the very nice shops, or try the local market in Santa Eleana. It is not as nice, but can be interesting. The cloth, carvings, clothing, jewelry, and pottery are wonderful bargains in Flores. Many of the shop owners live behind their shops and are also the artisans of the wares that are for sale. Flores boasts a old Spanish cathedral, cobblestone streets, in a setting well out from shore in the clear-water lake Peten Itza.  Boat rides are available for a nice change from your hiking in Tikal. Take boat rides to neighboring villages or visit a Petencito (a small zoo) with native animals. The restaurants are generally of good quality and low price, specializing in local fish, chicken, and beef. The town of Santa Eleana is a short walk over the causeway back to the mainland. It has most shops, businesses, and services you might need. It has several bank branches with ATM's and telephones. Bottled water is available most everywhere. The airport is about 1 mile south of Santa Eleana.  Cabs are readily available.  Information on Santa Eleana, El Remate, Flores, and Hotels in the Tikal area is available from Edmund or any of his staff. He has several brochures in his lobby on area attractions. He can either make arrangements from the hotel or put you in touch with several guides. He can put you in touch with Spanish language schools, or give you directions on most any of the many activities in the area, including birding, swimming, horseback riding, fishing, hiking, archeology, anthropology, ruins, Ruta Maya tours, wood carving, artifact hunting, tropical or medicinal plants, spiders, tarantulas, native fruits and vegetables, and just meeting new friends.