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Yucatan

Temple Carvings, Kabáh, Yucatán, Mexico

May 11, 2013 by Tom Bartel
temple carvings kabah yucatan

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

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, kabah, Yucatan

Moto Taxi, Umán, Yucatán, Mexico

May 10, 2013May 10, 2013 by Tom Bartel
moto taxi Uman

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

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day Tags dailyphoto, Yucatan

Ready for Restoration, Kabáh, Yucatán, Mexico

May 9, 2013 by Tom Bartel
kabah yucatan restoration

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

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, kabah, Yucatan

Guard House, Tulum, Yucatán, Mexico

May 9, 2013May 1, 2013 by Tom Bartel
tulum guard house

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

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Tulum, Yucatan

Cenote Multún-Ha, Cobá, Yucatán

May 4, 2013April 27, 2013 by Tom Bartel
Cenote Multun-Ha

Another couple of photos from the Cenote of Multún-Ha, near Cobá, Yucatán. Those rocks on the lower left of the photo are actually under about three meters of water. That’s … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Yucatan

Pyramid of Kukulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

May 4, 2013April 22, 2013 by Tom Bartel
Chichen Itza pyramid Kukulkan

The big pyramid of Kukulkán at Chichén Itzá against the bright blue sky. Kukulkán is a Maya feathered serpent deity similar to the Aztec Quetzalcoatl. We got up early this … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Chichen Itza, dailyphoto, Yucatan

Mayan Temple Ruins, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico

May 4, 2013April 21, 2013 by Tom Bartel
mayan temple ruins Kabah Yucatan

A very hot day in the Yucatán yesterday exploring the remains at Kabah and Uxmal along the “Ruta Puuc,” which is a circle of Mayan ruins surrounding the city of … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Yucatan

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