IXIMCHE RUINS IN GUATEMALA

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Iximché is a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. The site's name, Iximché, dervives from the mayan words ixim (maize/corn) and ché (tree), resulting in "Place of the Maize tree." Iximché was the main city of the Kaqchikel Maya people, founded in the Razumiat mountains by Kikab the great in A.D. 1470 and after the abandonement of Chaviar, (Chichicastenango). The city was governed by four lords, Tzotzil, Xahil, Tucuché and Acajal, who were in charge of all administrative and religious affairs, including war.
Very powerful energy on this maya site, it is still in its original unrestored form

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Photos

ruins
you can still see the original paint

ruins
my little niece on top of one of the buildings

ruins
the main plaza

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual

shamanistic ritual
I was very lucky to be able to witness this ancient maya ritual