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| TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD! - Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula, mostly in S-E Mexico, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Chichen Itza , the cultural center of the Maya civilization. - This impressive main building is the Kukulkan Pyramid. The four sides represent exactly the 365 days of the year with 91 steps each, plus the platform on the top of this temple. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quintana Roo, state (19,630 sq mi (50,842 sq km), of Yucatan Peinsula. It was, until recently, wild, sparsely settled, and populated almost entirely by the Maya. In recent years large areas have been cleared for farming and pasture. It has a hot climate an dhigh rainfall. The economy is dominated by tourism. The resorts of Cancun and Cozumel are leading international vacation sports. Along the Caribbean coast is the famous Mayan archaeological zones of Tulum and Coba. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| <<<<< Tulum, Cancun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isla Mujeres, MX >>>>> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISLA DE COZUMEL, MEXICO - It's the largest island to the Republic of M�xico. Cozumel lies about 14 km off the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is 53 km long (34 miles) and 14 km wide (8 miles). The limestone surface is pitted with caves and holes (cenotes). The island was originally named by the Maya: Ah-Cuzamil-Peten/Place of the swallows. It has been inhabited by the Maya since at least 300 A.D. Spaniards came... By 1600, the island was completely abandoned. Pirates took advantage of the calm deep waters to rest between their raids and used Cozumel as a base of operation (Henry Morgan & Jean lafitte). In 1927, the first airplane touched down on island soil. In it was the great aviator Charles Lindberg, fresh from his New York-Paris run. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SAN GERVASIO - ISLA DE COZUMEL (Fev. 1999) - The recently restored ruins are located in the central part of the island just off the main highway. The island was an important religious pilgrimage center and drew people from all parts of the Maya realm to the shrimes to IXCHEL It was known as an island of love and fertility and Maya women made the pilgrimage to Cozumel before their weddings. |
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| Coba, Nohoch Mul > |
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| COBA, an important archaeological site. It's located about 44 km West of Tulum, between five natural lakes. We walked some distances to visit a part of the park, and the earth roads are completely surrounded by vegetation or jungle. Discovered in 1891 by archaeologist Teobert Maler after hearing rumors of a fabled lost city, Coba was not excavated until 1973 when the Mexican government started financing the project. Excavation is still under way (42 square mile site is unexcavated. Miles of Sacbes/roads run through the jungle linking Coba with other important Mayan cities and Ceremonial Center. Coba is known to have at least 50 of theses Sacbes. Coba boasts the second tallest pyramid of the Mayan world: 42 meters hight with 120 steps, Nohoch Mul, is worth the climb. Though sometimes windy at the top, the view is spectacular. We did it! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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