Baldwin's Cancun Hammock & Tacos: Chichen Itza

We took a little road trip with our Bishop and a group from Northern Utah. We visited Chichen Itza and Ek Balam and got some real insight into the past history of the people who lived there then. (Mayans)

This is our merry little bands.. I am terrible with names...These were all family from up around Tremonton area ...

Here we are at Chichen Itza

This Iguana was standing guard at the warriors memorial burial site...

This is the Bishop and guide on the road out to the sacrificial well where they sacrificed young to the water God.

Standing on the remains of the outer walls around Chichen Itza.

Lemuel Petlacalo, standing in front of some of the newest discoveries at Chichen Itza near the large Pyramid. web site: http://www.ldstour.com/ email: support@ldstour.com

This is one on the highways in ancient Maya. This highway goes from Chichen Itza to Coba. It is 66 miles long and perfectly straight and level.

Mayan archway.. common as entry to cities and temples.

The timbers you see in this picture are the original timbers used in the construction of this building. Lumber was scarce in the area. Trees are mainly smaller in diameter and most building construction was sand stone and cement.

Nice resort where we stopped for a lunch buffet.

Cenote, (Well or sink hole), clear water filtered by the sand stone. There are no rivers above ground in the Yacatan. All rivers are under ground and there are many cenotes and caves throughout the region.

They have craved out a walkway down to the cenote where many go swimming in the crystal clear water.

This is the group at Ek Balam, this is a large ruin that was recently uncovered in the jungle of the Yucatan. This is a very large temple with many rooms and some painting depicting the dark and light skinned natives of the period.