Your Ultimate Guide to Ancient Maya Temples
What I missed in all my travels through the world of the Maya, was a book that concisely explained where the interesting Mayan ruins are located, how to get there, a short guide which otherwise was limited to the description of the Maya sites and lacked the overload of restaurant and hotel descriptions. Because something similar … Read more
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
This article is about the La Venta Museum Park in Villahermosa. La Venta was one of the main ceremonial centers of the Olmecs who are believed to be the ancestors of the Mayan culture. La Venta itself was located on an Island in a swampy area beside the river Tonalá near the Golf of México. Due to the construction of an … Read more
2000-Year Old Pyramid and 30 Burials discovered in Veracruz – México – 2013/07/12 In the news: A 2000-year old pyramid and 30 burials were discovered in Jaltipan in Veracruz, México. The pyramid has a height of 12 m, depth of 60 m and a width of 25 m. It is the first stone-building found in … Read more