For many years I have had the irresistible desire to journey to Tikal, the abandoned Maya city located deep into the Guatemalan rainforest of the Yucatan peninsula. My plan was to spend a night there on top of a temple, under the moon and stars and to, in the morning, listen to the awakening jungle and to watch the mist rise above the green canopy. This year I managed to fulfill my dream and these pages are my tribute to this, once the greatest, of ancient cities...