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Travel Planning

2019/03/28

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2019/03/28 · Last modified 2025/07/14

The Top 5 Maya Sites at the Riviera Maya – Quintana Roo – Yucatán Peninsula

Are you dreaming of your next vacation at one of the amazing beaches at the Caribbean coast of the Riviera Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula? Or have you booked your travel and you are already...

Yaxhá - Struktur der Akropolis Nord 0

Guatemala

2019/03/18

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2019/03/18 · Last modified 2025/07/14

Yaxhá – Pyramids, Temples, a Lake and the Jungle

The amazing Maya city Yaxhá is located in the lowlands of Guatemala in the state of Petén. Its heyday was during the early classical period between 250 and 600 AD. The name Yaxhá means...

Edzná - the great Acropolis 0

México

2019/03/17

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2019/03/17 · Last modified 2025/07/15

Edzná – Campeche – The House of the Itzá

Edzná was one of the major cities of the classic Maya civilization. The magnifcant buildings and monuments are located near Campeche.

Ek Balam - Akropolis 2

México / Quintana Roo / Yucatán

2019/03/13

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2019/03/13 · Last modified 2025/07/20

Ek Balam – The Black Jaguar – Riviera Maya

Ek Balam is an ancient Maya town in the north-east of the Yucatán Peninsula. It can be reached from Valladolid on the federal road MX295, which leads towards Tizimín and Rio Lagartos. The distance...

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History

2019/03/10

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2019/03/10 · Last modified 2025/07/14

HISTORY OF THE MAYA – PHASES OF THE MAYA CIVILIZATION

This article gives you an overview of the epochs that are used to describe the history of the Maya.

Temple I - Tikal 1

Guatemala

2019/03/08

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2019/03/08 · Last modified 2025/07/14

Tikal – Temples and Pyramids in the Jungles of Guatemala

Tikal was the most important Maya city in Guatemala. Find here all you need to know…

El Castillo - Chichén Itzá - amazingtemples.com 0

México / Yucatán

2019/03/07

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2019/03/07 · Last modified 2025/07/20

Chichén Itzá – The most popular Maya site on the Yucatán peninsula

Chichèn Itzá is the most famous Maya site on the Yucatán peninsula and easy to reach from tourist spots at the Riviera Maya.

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México / Quintana Roo

2018/10/19

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2018/10/19 · Last modified 2025/07/20

Tulum – México – Turquoise colored Sea and Temple Ruins

A village that became a boom-town When I first wrote about Tulum a decade ago it felt like a sleepy outpost. Today the urban locality counts over 26,000 inhabitants and the wider municipality more...

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Books

2018/08/19

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2018/08/19 · Last modified 2025/07/14

The Maya Sites – Hidden Treasures of the Rain Forest – 2nd Edition

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...

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México

2018/08/14

 by Christian Schoen · Published 2018/08/14 · Last modified 2025/07/14

Palenque – Misty and Mystic in the Jungle of Chiapas

High temperatures and humidity will accompany you when you go for a visit to the ancient Maya town Palenque. The ruins of this town were covered by jungle for more than 1000 years. When the archaeologist...

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