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Month: March 2016

Getting around Chiapas – Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan

2020/05/262016/03/07 by Christian Schoen
Map-Chiapas-Featured

On the second part of the trip we are leaving the main tourist areas. The area becomes more “exotic” from here on. Most sites were founded during the preclassic area of the ancient Maya civilization. Many of the Maya monuments that you will see on this tour can easily be older than 2000 years. Edzná … Read more

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Getting Around Petén – Guatemala – Visit All Famous Maya Ruins

2020/05/262016/03/07 by Christian Schoen
Amazing Temples and Pyramids - A frog - El Mirador

The third and last chapter of this article will guide you deep in the pre-classic period of the Mayan history. We leave México now and cross the border to Guatemala. In the second chapter we watched the Maya sites in Chiapas.The last station was Palenque. And here in Palenque I begin. Flores and the Lago … Read more

Categories Guatemala, Petén, Travel Advice 2 Comments

Mayapan – last big town of the ancient Maya in Yucatán

2020/05/262016/03/07 by Christian Schoen
Mayapan-19 - Pyramid of Kulkulkan

Mayapan is a historic site of the Maya in the northwest of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is considered to be the last big Mayan town in the history of ancient Mayan civilization. Mayapan was actually the capital of the Maya in Yucatán for a period of about 200 years. The ruins are located about 40 … Read more

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