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North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal July 3rd 2008

Today we were supose to go to Cuzama to see 3 Cenotes but poor Chelsea is quite sick with Montezumas Revenge so I'm taking this oppertunity to write a blog and holding my breath that I don't get sick too. Yesterday we took a bus to Labna, Xlapak, Sayil, Kabah and then on to Uxmal. Although we were rushed for time; it was amazing! Labna and Xlapak are small and look's like they may have functioned as food storage locations during the high of Uxmallian rule. At Labna we followed the sacbe (ancent Mayan road) to the Arch of Labna. The arch is the most intercately decorated arch to be discovered and is the enterance to the city of Labna. ) At Xlapak we got to see an archaolgical site in the process of being discovered ... read more

Uxmal

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal February 17th 2008

Mamakass

So yesterday I went to Uxmal. For those of you who don´t know it´s an archaeological site (you know, mayan pyramids and whatnot) Anyway, it´s a postclassic site (like pretty much everything in the Yucatan) and is pretty different from all of the other sites I´ve seen. Mostly because there aren´t a whole lot of pyramids--mostly it´s a bunch of buildings with rooms inside. This is pretty unusual, and the buildings are really nice. Another reason it´s different from the others I´ve been to is that it´s barely excavated. There are three main plazas that are, but if you wander off into the woods (which we did) you see whole (very, very big) pyramids that haven´t been touched. They look like big hills with rocks all over them, because they´re covered in plants. So the site ... read more

UXMAL, Templos en medio de la selva

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal January 19th 2008

My favourite ruins

Mashmella

Sacred places in the middle of jungle, Ruta Puuc Pocos lugares están realmente alejados de los viajeros busquillas. Primera vez en mi vida que he pagado un pasaje en bus para ir DE PIE!. Es que toda la región de Mérida estaba de fiesta y ese fin de semana todos los lugares iban a sus poblados a disfrutar de grandes fiestas familiares y comida casera. Marcela y yo de pie conversando con las mujeres, cargadas como burras (pero sentadas) con muchos niños sonrientes y de dientes tan blancos...conversando sobre las fiestas patrias de chile y argentina..y de las diferencias y similitudes culturales ( por Dios siempre somos tan conversadoras en todas partes??)..entre charla y charla, resultó que las señoras eran hasta parientes! ( parecido al Transantiago) Bueno, llegar al lugar y caminar algunos kilómetros, comprar todo ... read more

UXMAL

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal January 3rd 2008

UXMAL

Iraj

Before I get to Uxmal (Actually SANTA ELENA), I spent a night in Merida. I stayed in the centrum, where the beutiful and colorful streets are covered with dust and the smok of the cars. I would only go to Merida if I need information about post colonial Mexico and some backgrund on Mayans. In the new years eve, I left Merida towards UXMAL, one of the biggest Mayan ruins in Mexico. I got out of the bus in UXMAL and soon realized that the hotels are much more expensive than I would have paid for. The more reasonable places to stay are UMAN or SANTA ELENA, which are both about 12 kilometers away from UXMAL itself. After being left on the federal road 160, someone gave me a ride to the twon (SANTA ELENA), where ... read more

Un poco de todo

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal December 22nd 2007

Cenote in Valladolid

HijdoethetTonnie

Waarde fans... Buiten vriest het -5, binnen is het lekker warm, tijd voor een update van dit weblog! Het vriest hier alles behalve natuurlijk, ik schat de temperatuur op zo'n 30 graden, maar zo dicht bij de evenaar is het rond het middaguur toch ook een aardige bezigheid om binnen in de airco, uit de hete zon even een stukkie te tikken! Even vanaf de vorige 'entry'; vanaf Santa Elena ben ik met een busje naar Chetumal in Mexico gereisd. Daarbij kwam ik de eerste uren naast een heel vriendelijke Nederlandse Nieuw-Zeelander terecht, die samen met zijn vrouw in zo'n 9 maanden door vrijwel geheel Latijns Amerika reisde. Dat gaf gespreksstof en was dus erg gezellig (zie onder mijn recommodations eventueel hun uitgebreide en goede verslag). Helaas verlieten zij vlak na het passeren van de grens ... read more

The Ruins of Uxmal

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal August 9th 2007

Uxmal's Casa del Adivino (The Magician's House)

MEXICO BONITO

During one of our days in Merida, we took a tour to the ruins of Uxmal (pronounced oosh mahl) which is located approx. one hour and a half from the capital of the Yucatan. We were picked up at approx. 1:00 p.m., which was a much better start because it can be so intolerably hot at times. We had a tour guide for the majority of the time. Typically we choose to tour with the Spanish speaking guides because it really helps me with my listening skills. After the tour we had some time to explore on our own as well. As with most ruins, there has been a great deal excavated, but there is still so much yet to be discovered and Uxmal was no different. We could clearly see ruins hidden under mounds of ... read more

Uxmalâ”World Heritage Center

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal May 6th 2007

Uxmal If you look close you will pick out Bob.

Bothan Taistil

STAYING Hotel Hacienda Uxmal PLACES TO VISIT/SEE Uxmal light show Kabah Labna Sayil WEB Uxmal This is a good site will lots of picture Uxmal emerged as the dominant city-state between A.D. 850 and 900, when the House of the Magician, the Great Pyramid, and the Nunnery were built. At Uxmal we were “upgraded” to the Hacienda Lodge just at ... read more

More Mayan

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal March 27th 2007

Beetle City

SharkStalker

25/03/07 - 27/03/07 Merida, Yaxcopoil, & Uxmal Arriving in Merida we soon found our hotel based on the grid system of numbered streets, each one running as a one-way street for traffic. We wandered the locals market in the Plaza Mayor and soon found 4 large sombreros at a bargain price for us all to wear for a mad night out and Patrick and Rebecca modeled the Love Seats. Although the streets are all named with numbers, i.e. calle 61, calle 45 etc. there are pictorial signs on some street corners based on characters or events from those who had lived in the streets over the years. One picture shows a head with 2 faces representing the house of a known liar and another shows a headless man, after a window fell onto someone’s head decapitating ... read more

Uxmal

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

Uxmal

Kurt de Gante

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

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst...more history

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