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...
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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...
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...
Yaxhá – Pyramids, Temples, a Lake and the Jungle
Yaxhá means “blue-green water” in the language of the Maya. This ancient city of the Maya culture can be found in the lowlands of Guatemala in the state of Petén. The border to the...
Frauenalb – Ruins of a Nunnery – Baden-Wuerttemberg – Germany
A legend that was put down in writing in 1566 tells us the story of Graf Berthold von Eberstein and Graf Albrecht von Zimmern, two german nobles. In the year 1134 Graf von Zimmern was hunting in the...