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Mayan Iguana

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There was an iguana that lived near the parking lot at the Westin Lagunamar. Every time I saw him, I either had only my wide angle zoom lens and when I was carrying all my gear or the telephoto lenses he was nowhere to be found. Clever Iguana that one. This one at Chichen Itsa seemed to want to pose for the camera however.

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Iguanna

Iguanna

Thousand Columns

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The Thousand Columns of Chichen Itza isn’t because there are exactly thousand columns but merely a large number of columns that supported the roof of what is believed to be the ancient market place. The roof may have been made of mortar, wood or thatch. It is believed that these were great meeting halls adjacent to the market.

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1000 Columns

1000 Columns

Jungle Temple

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In addition to the famous temple “El Castillo”, there are over 50 others at Chichen Itsa. Some were actually private for the upper classes only. You can almost see Indiana Jones running away from this one carrying an ancient artifact.

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Jungle Temple

Jungle Temple

El Castillo

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Chichen Itsa is a large ancient Mayan city state in the Yucatan province of Mexico. This building is El Castillo and is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. It is fascinating that archeologists recently discovered another temple like this one built underneath El Castillo. They believe that periodically temples were routinely built on top of other temples and therefore the Mayan culture is older than believed.

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El Castillo in Chichen Itza

El Castillo in Chichen Itza