Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Monday, May 3, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Carved stone ring at Great Ball Court (Chichen Itza)
An up-close look at the carved stone ring 20 feet off the ground at Great Ball Court wall. Players had to use hips to kick the ball through the ring.
Temple of the Warriors (Chichen Itza)
The Temple of the Warriors complex consists of a large stepped pyramid fronted and flanked by rows of carved columns depicting warriors.
around Chichen Itza on the way to the cenote
The whole area is surrounded by the local traders. Chichen Itza is one big magnet for the locals to sell their stuff to tourists. But don't be discouraged by the overwhelming quantity and prices, walk around, choose what you like and bargain, start with 50% of the original price unless you think the price is right.
Tzompantli or skull rack (Chichen Itza)
Tzompantli (wall of skulls) is a square platform that displays carved human heads of the sacrificed enemy or game losers.
Temple of Kukulkan (Chichen Itza)
Temple of Kukulkan (the Maya name for Quetzalcoatl), often referred to as "El Castillo" ("the castle" in spanish).
Built by the pre-Columbian Maya sometime between the 9th and 12th centuries AD, El Castillo served as a temple to the god Kukulkan, the Yucatec Maya Feathered Serpent deity closely related to the deity figure Quetzalcoatl known to the Aztecs and other central Mexican cultures of the Postclassic period.
from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza
You can also see the Temple of the Warriors on the left side far away behind the crowd of people. The sun is really strong here, so I strongly advice everybody to bring extra water and something to cover your head, or you could just take your clothes off and make a hat.
Flowers
Not sure about the name of these flowers but they were growing on the bushes and pretty tall trees in the surrounded area by cenote Ik Kil.
Cenote
Originally uploaded by LuceroDulce (112/365)
Cenote Ik Kil is located near by Chichen Itza. This fresh water cenote (or sinkhole) is about 50 meters deep, so you can't touch or see the bottom.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Mexico Beach (2)
Originally uploaded by LuceroDulce (107/365)
Beautiful day, beautiful water, beautiful beach, beautiful women ...
This is my postcard moment #2, somewhere on the beach between Iberostar resorts in Riviera Maya.
Mexico Beach (1)
Originally uploaded by LuceroDulce (106/365)
Riviera Maya - Iberostar Playa Paraiso beach, my postcard shot #1.
Naughty coati is taking a nap
Originally uploaded by LuceroDulce (105/365)
He is a looker, isn't he? Pretending he is taking a nap, naughty naughty ...
See my previous picture regarding coati or mexican tejon or hog-nosed coon info.
Coatis roaming at the resort in search of food
Originally uploaded by LuceroDulce (104/365)
Coatis or as they call them in Mexico tejóns (or also named hog-nosed coons) are very common to find in Central and South Americas. They are basically pretty much racoons and act like them too. They were running around the resort where we were staying (Iberostar) with no fear of approaching people and taking bites out of the food on a plate! I liked the expression of one of the stuff members there, he called them "rats on the steroids", they really seemed to be that.
Trivia Question: Can you count how many coatis are on the picture?
< SEE THE ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS >
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Water lily
Originally uploaded by LuceroDulce (103/365)
Water lilies were part of the dining decor at the resort (Iberostar) in Mexico which obviously attracted other visitors - bees.
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