Yavin IV… I mean Tikal

So, some might not know that the Yavin IV scenes in A New Hope were shot in Tikal, Guatemala. Shot from the top of Templo IV, incidentally. I wonder if that had a hand in naming the moon.

Here are some shots from ANH, with complementary shots we took on our recent trip.

The Millennium Falcon approaching:

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A Rebel grunt tracking the Falcon:

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Fri, Feb 12th, 2010 | Comments (View)
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