Photographing Tikal: Before Dawn in the Place of Voices

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Story and photos by Joshua Berman

On my first morning in Tikal, Guatamala, I blinked awake an hour before my pre-dawn alarm, anticipatory endorphins surging through hungry traveler’s veins. I could hardly believe where I was—Tikal. At sunrise. It was a legendary place-time combo. READ THE STORY IN PERCEPTIVE TRAVEL MAGAZINE ->

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