Mexico


We visited this wonderful country in 1982 and loved so much its people and places that we went back in 2002. Wow! The sites are much better; the people are even nicer...
 

Palenque


Templo de las Inscripciones (left) and El Palacio (right)
 


Templo de las Inscripciones
 


Templo de la Cruz


Labná


El Palacio
 


El Mirador
 


El Arco


X-Lapak


El Palacio, with masks of the Rain God Chaac


Sayil


El Mirador
 


El Palacio Norte, with over 90 bedrooms where some 350 people used to live


Kabáh


El Kodz Poop
 


El Rey


Uxmal


La Pirámide del Adivino (The Magician's Pyramid)...

      ...could be climbed to the top in 1982...                                         ...but not anymore in 2002                                        
 


Cuadrángulo de las Monjas (The Nun's Quadrangle) with the Magician's Pyramid in the background
 


El Palacio del Gobernador (Governor's House) with the Throne of the Jaguar in the foreground


Chichén Itzá

El Castillo or Templo de Kukulcán in 1982...                                                     ...and in 2002                       
 


Detail of El Castillo showing the head of the serpent
 


Temple of the Warriors or Group of the Thousand Columns
 


El Juego de Pelota (The Ball Court) and The Temple of the Jaguars
 

                                                    The Observatory in 1982...                                                          ... and in 2002


Mérida


The Cathedral of San Idelfonso (1556-1599) was built with stones taken from the Mayan pyramids of  T'ho
 


El Palacio Municipal (Merida's Town Hall) and La Plaza Grande
 


Museo de Antropología e Historia
 


Monumento a La Bandera
 


La Plaza Grande (The Great Square) at night


Volcanoes


Two of several volcanoes that can be seen from the airplane on the way to Mexico City


Home    Astronomy    World Travel    Running & Scuba Diving    Other Interests    Curriculum Vitae    After-Thoughts

Last changed 8 July 2002
Statistics for Reaiche.com
Copyright © 1996-2007 Paulo M. Raymundo. All rights reserved.

E-mail: webmaster@reaiche.com