Temple of the Jaguar, Tikal, Guatemala
Tikal is one of the largest Mayan sites in the “Mundo Maya” which extends through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Tikal was once a city of 90,000 people and flourished … Read more
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Howler Monkey, Tikal, Guatemala
A family of howler monkeys, we’re told, usually consists of a male, a few females, and the offspring. The family that lives in the jungle which surrounds our hotel inside … Read more
Temple of the Wind, Tulúm, Yucatán, Mexico
Tulúm, the Mayan ruins by the sea, guarded the approach to the major Mayan city of Cobá, 50 kilometers inland. The Temple of the Wind, it seemed to me, also … Read more
Mayan Ruins, Tulúm, Yucatán, Mexico
One of the best things about the ruins at Tulúm was their compactness. They’re only spread over a few acres and the site can be easily seen in a little … Read more
Temple Carvings, Kabáh, Yucatán, Mexico
One of the recurring motifs at many Mayan sites is the curved nose of the rain god, Chaak. The curve, in the sense that it both descends and ascends, represents … Read more
Moto Taxi, Umán, Yucatán, Mexico
On our way to the Mayan sites of Uxmal and Kabáh, we stopped briefly in Umán to look at the Sixteenth Century Church and stroll the local market. The main … Read more
Ready for Restoration, Kabáh, Yucatán, Mexico
Archeologists have lined up and numbered stones in preparation for the restoration of another Mayan temple in Kabáh, Yucatán, Mexico. They use computer models to determine the order of reconstruction … Read more
Pyramid and Temple, Uxmal, Yucatan
Uxmal, one of the Mayan cities along the “Ruta Puuc” in the Central Yucatan is one of the best restored and preserved of the Mayan sites. The visibility of the … Read more
Covered Stele, Cobá, Yucatán, Mexico
The Mayan ruins at Cobá differ from most of the others available for tour in the Yucatán in that they’ve been completely overrun by jungle. In this picture, there’s even … Read more
Guard House, Tulum, Yucatán, Mexico
Tulum was a smaller Mayan city on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It sits on small cliffs overlooking the sea, and is ringed by a wall, which features … Read more
