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Fantastic Maya city
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overcrowded of tourists... apart you ;-)
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A Must-See, this is a portal into the Mayan Empire
jumpingwithnorman Says: Cenotes or sinkholes were places that the ancient Mayans got their fresh water from and they even used some as sacrificial wells for their victims! Not sure if this is what happened here in the Blue Cenote located inside the Ik Kil Eco-Archaeological Park. You'd need to...
lauraherrmann Says: Took a tour of Chichen Itza while on a Caribbean cruise .The pictures do not do this site justice.The remains of Chichen Itza have emerged after the cutting back the jungle that had swallowed the site for centuries. The archaeologist have worked for many years to restore...
A Mayan Spa Eco-Wellness Paradise: Yaxkin Spa
Maruh Says: Spa Lovers will find Yaxkin Spa's to be a top quality Eco SPA Wellness Center dedicated to Mayan holistic healing traditions and offering indulging Mayan massages that revitalize mind, body and spirit. We loved our three day Spa rutine with lots of organic skin care...
nepalgoods Says: Chichen Itza is famous for its big Pyramids. But this pyramids are not tombs like the big ones in Egypt, they are temples, places for sacrifices and worship.The pyramid known as "El Castillo" is surely the place where the ceremony of the descent of Mayan God Kukulkan was...
nepalgoods Says: Also called the Well of the Sacrifices. This kind of caves you can see all over Yucatan. Rainwater washes the holes out of the ground. The caves are the main resource of fresh water in Yucatan. The ancient people of Mexico thought this wells are sacred. Archaeologists found...
jeffreywwato Says: The steps maybe be many and small, but a climb to the top is a very achieving feeling. You also get a beautiful view of the mexican jungle.
pollon Says: There are four types of cenotes (sinkholes): completely underground, semi-underground, at land level like a lake or pond, and open wells like the one at Chichén Iztá which I was said was used to confer position to future pristesses: if the person survided to more days...
pollon Says: some other older or not so well preserved archeological find like this temple needs to be protected against weather by a roofing for example...
jaguars, eagles and serpents...
pollon Says: the platform of eagles and jaguars is in toltec style with four small staircases, one on each side, with serpents figureheads in the upper part and prostrate figures, eagles and juaguars on the panels. it was probably used for religious or ceremonial purposes and dates...
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3 Reviews and 283 Opinions Maybe our fourth time visiting this unique green hotel, a true Mayan retreat. This hotel is...
Chilam Balam at Hacienda Chichen Eco-Spa Resort: Fine Gourmet Mayan and Fusion Cuisine
Maruh Says: This is a place for visitors that want food quality and enjoy fine dining! Gourmet Food Lovers will be impressed with the fine organic Mayan Cuisine served at Chilam Balam, a small outdoor restaurant at Hacienda Chichen, next to the "Zona Hotelera" south entrance to Chichen...
Dolores Alba: try the dasayuno tropical in the morning
pollon Says: you are served good food in an alfresco ambience, not without a roofing from where the parrot of the owner likes to hang... the food is good, not astonishing but really good... only I was struck by the way the owner addressed to the waiter, it sadly remainded me more a slave...
pollon Says: the night show illustrating the story of this Mayan site with light effects on the ruins themselves, accompanied by telling voices, is evocative...speaking of money, it's included in the entrance ticket at the ruins...and if you are not a mexican speaking person and you...
pollon Says: a light effect which catches you at your back: it's reflected on the ruin in front of the pyramid but behind where they sit you...
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I arrived by a rented Beetle even if I have read on a local brochure that there are public buses, for example from Merida (ca. 75 km away) about every hour.
anyway what I would like to say is that if you go by car and you also go at the night show, don't forget to keep the "comprobante de estacionamento vehiculos" (the receipt of the parking place) because when in the evening I asked if it was still valid, awaiting a no, I entered without being charged any more :-)...
Written Sep 12, 2002
jeffreywwato Says: I went in late March and the heat and humidity was almost unbearable.With the amount of walking it takes to get to certain ruins the heat can really get to you. Make sure you bring a bottle of water with you. Our Tour bus had water for sale, so we bought some. You can bring...
nepalgoods Says: In Chichen Itza I have been in early morning, that is the reason why there are not so many tourists on my photos. Around 11:00 o'clock the tourists from the cruise ships at Cancun or Playa del Carmen arrive. That is the time to avoid Chichen Itza! Or wait two or three hours,...
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Pok ta Pok is the game the ancient Mayans played in the famous Ballcourt. It is a sportive game, where a ball has to be send through a ring in the wall, only using the ellbows and hips. It was a game connected with worshipping of the gods. Scientists today are not sure, whether the winning team was sacrificed to the gods or the loosers after the game.
Written Apr 23, 2006
nepalgoods Says: The temples have interesting details, which I find more exciting than the temples itselves.This are human skulls, a relief of a platform, which might be used for sacrifices.I found all those skulls and the many reliefs and paintings of the sacrifice of human beings very...
nepalgoods Says: As I told you before: Keep your eyes open for small things! Like this ants. Maybe you cannot see the ants on this photo, but beneath every of this pieces of leaves there is a small ant transporting the leaf to the nest!
Get away from the beaten track!
nepalgoods Says: Beside the famous pyramids and temples there are still a lot of unexcavated ruins in the middle of the forest. When you go a few steps away from the famous, you'll find unspoiled nature and forgotten ruins.
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Chichen - Itza, world famous archaeological zone, is located 120 km from Merida via federal highway 180 in the State of Yucatan Mexico. And it is also not very far from Cancun and Playa del Carmen.......
On spring break 2003 to Cancun i decided to take a day off from drinking and visit the mayan ruins. This turned out to be one of the coolest parts of the trip
We got here before all the tourist buses showed up from Cancun, and it was nice, of course, until the hoards of people came. I was really scared coming down the piramid. It is really steep.
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