Getting around Chiapas – Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan
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...
Category: Maya Sites
Getting Around Petén – Guatemala – Visit All Famous Maya Ruins
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...
Mayapan – last big town of the ancient Maya in Yucatán
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...
Cozumel – Pilgrimage to Ixchel – San Gervasio
Ixchel was the goddess of fertility of the ancient Mayas. She was associated with several different attributes like the moon, water, child birth or the rain bow. She was one of several Jaguar Gods...
La Venta Museum Park – Olmecs
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...
Yaxchilan – Riverside of the Rio Usumacinta
Yaxchilan is a Maya site in Chiapas in the south of México, located directly at the south bank of the Rio Usumacinta, that is todays natural frontier between Guatemala and México. The known history shows...
El Mirador – Pyramids hidden in the Jungle – Guatemala Adventure
The highest Maya pyramids and the largest Maya city ever detected, El Mirador in Guatemala is not only a site full of superlatives. It is the most adventurous travel destination for people interested in...
Tonina – House of the Big Stones – Chiapas – México
From a distance, Tonina seems to be one of highest Maya pyramids you have ever seen. The huge building rises up to a height of 71 m (233ft) above the place in front of...
Uxmal – Built by a Magician in one night – Yucatán
Built by a Magician in one night The early history of Uxmal is nearly unknown. The city is located in the north-western part of the Yucatán peninsula, 60 km south of Merida and can...
Bonampak – Mayan Temples in the Selva Lacandon – Chiapas, México
Bonampak – Maya Temples in the Selva Lacandon – Amazing Temples and PyramidsBonampak is a very special travel destination. It is located in the Selva Lacandon, the forest of the Lacandons. It is west of the river Rio Usumacinta and...
