Yucatan Adventures - Chichen Itza

Sharing images from my recent adventures in the Yucatan all this week on the blog. Today I have for you the most famous of the Mayan sites, Chichen Itza. The pyramid at Chichen Itza is on the license plates for the Yucatan state and can be seen almost everywhere you look when traveling through this part of Mexico. This was the busiest site we visited with bus loads of tourist arriving by starting mid morning it was also surrounded by vendors peddling their wares. Our lodgings were walking distance from Chichen Itza, so we had a couple hours of exploration before the crowds of tourists and vendors were at full strength. I present to you, Chichen Itza...

If you have a mental image of the Yucatan or the Mayan ruins, it is probably this pyramid.

I tried very hard to image these ruins as they must have been when they were living cities. They impress as ruins and they must have been amazing when they lived. If you visit make sure you face an intact staircase and clap your hands... then imagine 50,000 people doing the same.

Plenty of coatl to draw inspiration from.

Yes, you can be a monster soon.... but only because you asked nicely.

All images © 2014 Christopher Burdett

That is all from Chichen Itza, tomorrow we journey to Uxmal, my most favorite of the ruins we visited in the Yucatan.

That is all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog, see you back here tomorrow. Until then...

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Yucatan Adventures - Coba

As mentioned yesterday, I am sharing photos of my recent adventure across the Yucatan and the Mayan ruins I visited. Today I have for you... Coba. Out the jungle rise the impressive pyramids of Coba. Coba features the second tallest pyramid in the Yucatan... and you can CLIMB it still! Which I did. There is plenty of other sites at Coba as well... and here they are...

This is NOT the second tallest pyramid in the Yucatan and this can not be climbed anymore.

Still VERY impressive and awe inspiring.

This skull head is so cool.

This is the second tallest pyramid in the Yucatan.

The view from the top out at the jungle.

The view back down.

Up and back down. Fun times!

All images © 2014 Christopher Burdett

That is all from Coba, tomorrow we journey to Chichen Itza, the poster child for Mayan ruins.

That is all for anther exciting Tuesday on the blog, see you back here tomorrow. Until then...

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Yucatan Adventures - Tulum

I was able to spend a week exploring the Yucatan and the wonders held within recently and I will be sharing a bunch of images this week on the blog of the Mayan ruins and places that we visited. In total, we visited five separate sites and they each offered up a different look at the Mayan civilization. If you are planning on visiting the Yucatan I highly recommend each of these sites and I STRONGLY encourage investing in a private guide at each. The experience was greatly enhanced with a guide, especially at Ek Balam. If you are not interested in Mayan ruins and the environment of the Yucatan, then I will see you back here next week...

Starting things off is... Tulum. On the eastern coast of the Yucatan looking out onto the Caribbean Sea our first stop could not have been more picturesque. We could not have asked for a more beautiful day and there were iguanas at every turn to chase and study. I present to you, Tulum...

All images © 2014 Christopher Burdett

That is all from Tulum, tomorrow we journey inland to Coba, an the second tallest pyramid in the Yucatan.

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you back here tomorrow. Until then...

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