Chichen Itza - UNESCO World Heritage Site 08/2004 |
| Category: Americas USA | 2009-04-05 |
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| On a trip to Cancun, Mexico, we deicded to take a side-trip to one of the most interesting archaeological site built by the Maya civilization - Chichen Itza. |
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| El Castillo (the castle) is a step pyramid at the center of the site, also known as the temple of Kukulkan. |
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| This is a very popular excursion for visitors vacationing in Cancun, and there are plenty of tour buses bringing tourist to visit this important Mayan heritage site. |
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| Some visitors drive their rental cars to Chichen Itza, but most visitors join the many escorted tour. |
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| The temperature on the day of our visit is only around 85 degrees F, but Alex is feeling the heat. |
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| View of the largest ball court in ancient Mesoamerica from atop El Castillo. The ball court is more than 200 feet by 500 feet, with walls that are almost 40 feet tall. |
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| Many visitors try to climb up the step sides of the El Castillo, and found that going up is probably easier than coming down. |
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| This view shows the 45 degree incline of the sides of the pyramid, although when you are climbing on the face of the structure, it feels like you are climbing straight up. |
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| Alex and Liz debated whether they are brave enough to climb all the way up to the top. |
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| Huey is holding onto Liz just in case he gets dizzy and falls. |
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