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North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Chichén Itzá April 18th 2004

Chichén Itzá was one of the most crowded Mayan sites we visited. Apparently many tourists in the surrounding of Cancun want to "explore some culture" by visiting the site... Our local guide guide was referring to the fact that some of them even pronounce it "chicken pizza". I cannot confirm if this is true, but this is in fact the first thing on my mind when I think of Chichén Itzá, funny... The most impressive thing here is "El Castillo", aka the Pyramid of Kukulcán. At the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the morning and afternoon sun produces an illusion of a snake ascending aor descending the side of its staircase. El Castillo in fact is a temple built upon another temple. You can enter the temple through an narrow stairway. Inside you can admire a jaguar ... read more
Jaguar inside El Castillo
Plataforma de los Cráneos
Cenote

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal April 17th 2004

On our way to Chichen Itza, we also visited Uxmal.... read more
Uxmal
Uxmal
On the way to Uxmal

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Chichén Itzá February 7th 2003

7 DE FEBRERO DE 2003 El griego Heródoto, padre fundador de la ciencia de la historia, visitó las grandes pirámides de Giza hace 2 mil 500 años. En esa época Roma seguía siendo una aldea y en América sólo los olmecas habían dejado obras culturales importantes: los mayas apenas empezaban a crear la suya. Pero Heródoto vio las pirámides con una distancia temporal casi tan grande como la de nosotros al verlo a él: tenían 2 mil 100 años. Ya parecían tan viejas como el tiempo, y fue hace tanto... 146 metros de altura, tres millones de bloques de piedra de 2 toneladas y media, precisión matemática, astronómica y arquitectónica, un esfuerzo de organización de 100 mil hombres hace 4 mil 600 años, cuando casi todo el resto de la humanidad seguía viviendo en cavernas y ... read more
Pirámide vs pirámide
Bajo la Esfinge
Keops y sus tres reinas

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Chichén Itzá September 9th 2001

lovin it down here in cancun.... hit up the beaches, ate some bomb mexi-carribean food, and of course - explored the ancient temples of chichen itza. itz a bird... itz a plane... itz a chichen! umm, okay, nevermind. we thought one of the coolest things about chichen itza was how back in the ancient mayan times, the king would force his servants to play mayan basketball. the losers were executed, and the MVP was sacrificed - since it was an honor. so i guess your goal as a player was to be on the winning team but to not be the MVP. can you say samaki walker of the lakers? or will purdue of the bulls?... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán December 24th 1998

My family has been going to the Yucatan for vacation for many years now. (My parents are creatures of habit that enjoy vacationing, as opposed to traveling.) So, while we have used Cancun as a homebase during our trips, I’ve been able to check out a lot of the countryside. As for ruins, obviously Chichen Itza I the best known and the most restored. It is definitely worth the visit and a guide is highly recommended. Their knowledge of the place is amazing and it surely won’t disappoint. However, the place is crowded with tourists and it ruins any sort of serenity by mid morning. Similarly, Tulum is well restored but crowded. However, its position on the sea is fabulous and remains one of my favorite places due to this stunning backdrop. Coba is great. It ... read more
Fishing Village
Deep Sea Fishing in Cancun
Fishing Village

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Chichén Itzá February 14th 1993

Chichen Itza is a pre-Columbian city built by the Mayas. Its name means "at the mouth of the well of the itza". The earliest artifacts date from 1-250 AD. It's not known why it was abandoned around 1300 AD, left silent in the Yucatan Jungle. ... read more
The Nunnary
Not sure what this building is
The Ball Court




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