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...
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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 – 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...
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…
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.
Tulum – México – Turquoise colored Sea and Temple Ruins
Tulum is a small but fast growing village 2 hours south of Cancun at the Riviera Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula in México. The main village with it’s 15000 inhabitants is about 2 km...
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...
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...
The Ancient Maya – Sharer & Traxler – 6th Edition – Stanford University Press – 2006
This article about the book The Ancient Maya by Robert J. Sharer and Loa P. Traxler, is the first one of a series of articles about Maya books that I plan to publish during...
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...
