My friend, Eila and I took pictures along side the Ceiba tree when we were touring the Mayan ruins of Caracol. This tree is the national tree of Guatemala and is extremely important to the Mayan culture. Our lovely Mayan guide explained to us that the Ceiba was the inspiration for the mystical tree in the movie Avatar.
According to Mayan culture, The Tree of Life has branches connecting to the heavens and long roots connecting to the underworld. The Mayans believe that the underworld consists of cave systems. This is where they performed many sacrifices and other rituals.
