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Friday, March 21, was the spring equinox. This is when the sun is over the equator on its journey from south to north. The fall equinox is when the sun passes over the equator going back south. Here in Mayan land there are several phenomena that take place during this time. The Maya were well … Continue reading “Spring Equinox”
One of our local attractions is in the running to be one of the new list of Seven Wonders of the World. The final votes will be counted 7-7-07 (get it?). Chichén Itzá has made it into the final running. There has been quite a bit of press coverage over the last few days about … Continue reading “Seven Wonders”
We have had some friends in from Guadalajara this last week and have continued with our site seeing. Yesterday we went to a place called Cuzama here in Yucatán. There are several cenotes around this area, but 3 are well known and developed as tourist stops. This was originally a plantation (hacienda) that had the … Continue reading “Cuzama Cenotes”
Yesterday we went to the Mayan ruins of Dzibilchaltún. This is a very early Mayan city. It pre-dates many of the cities further south, which would make it probably the earliest northern Yucatán Peninsula cities. I have read that the building of the city can be dated back to AD 200 with pretty good certainty. … Continue reading “Dzibilchaltún”