Monday, October 31, 2016

TULUM ... a coastal bastion













COBA ... a crossroads in a coastal jungle

View from Nohoch Mul Pyramid

Xaibe

Glyphs at the Ball Court

Skull  at the Ball Court

Structure 1 Paintings Group

Ball Court Coba Group

La Inglesia

Passage Base of La Inglesia

Coba Group

Stella Macanxoc Group

Nature in the Yucatan

Great White Heron and mangroves
Rio Lagatos






 Celestun




 Cenote Ochil 

 Cenote Kankirixche



ACANCEH, AKE, and IZAMAL... sites in a now settled urban setting

ACANCEH Maya Temple with Colonial Steeples in Background

Detail Temple of the Masks, Acanceh

Detail Temple of the Masks, Acanceh

Plaza of the Three Cultures, Acanceh... Maya, Spanish, Mexican

AKE



largest open air atrium in the Americas
built on the site of Pap Hol Chac Temple
Izamal

Ancient steps now leading to
Convento de San Antonio Padua
Circa 1562
built on top of and with stones from a Maya Temple

Mayapan a late classical Maya site

Main Temple El Castillo

Chac Complex


Templo de Venus
From atop El Castillo

Observatory from atop El Castillo