The MAYAN PYRAMID at UXMAL ("Oosh mal")
January 6th 2010 Imagine hiking deep into the jungle and coming upon an ancient block wall, entwined with vines and obscured by trees. You scramble over a hillock to find more masonry ensnared by the jungle. The canopy of greenery keeps you from seeing the sky until suddenly you come upon a nearly vertical array of stonework stretching above the treetops, in steps. You begin to clamber up the steps, ascending abov
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