tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33845907506813598102024-09-14T08:00:42.292-06:00Michaels MayaMichaelsMayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789659316979248103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384590750681359810.post-76510393273633388562011-03-13T20:15:00.000-06:002011-03-13T20:15:25.131-06:00Temples done !<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">I have now spent ten weeks exploring Mayan Temples - here's my list for this visit. Check out my pages for great photo's, details and info on the Maya.</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Chichen Itza Uxmal Mayapan</u></span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Dzibilchaltun Acanceh Palenque</u></span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Edzna Ek Balam Tikal </u></span></span></b></i>MichaelsMayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789659316979248103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384590750681359810.post-49003908249064160602011-02-12T21:49:00.022-06:002011-03-12T08:46:27.553-06:00Mission of the Maya !<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mayan warriors at Ek Balam</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Spectacular treetop view of Uxmal</b></span><br />
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</u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>About this Mayan Temples site</u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This site is following my travels around Mayan Temple sites of the Yucatan, Campeche and Chiapas in Mexico, and Guatemala. It is up to date with information, details and photo's for travelers. You can post if you want specific travel details to sites. I have rated each site on overall experience.</b></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> <u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Pyramid of Kukulkan - Chichen Itza</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>March 2011. I have been here nearly nine weeks now, researching the temples, culture, art and symbols of the complex Mayan People. Alongside this, I have been researching the 2012 phenomenon of the Mayan long count calendar - as well as eventually understanding the round calendar !</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>The more you dig into the short, but absorbing saga of the Mayans' existence, you can't help but be drawn further in by their creations, rituals and incredible grasp of the cosmos.</b></i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pyramid of the Magician - Uxmal</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>So far, I have studied at Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Mayapan, Dzibilchaltun and Ek Balam in the Mexican State of Yucatan. I have also done Edzna in Campeche, Palenque in Chiapas and the incredible Tikal in Guatemala.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>I am drawn by a feeling of affinity with these places. It's as mysterious as the Mayans themselves, how they appeared, created and advanced so much in such a short space of time - then disappeared just as quickly !</b></i></span><br />
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