Travels through the state of Campeche, Mexico
Becán is one of the better-known Maya archaeological site showcasing the Río Bec style. We visited it, along with many other sites, during our recent trip to Mexico, in search of Maya sites we haven’t explored before. It wasn’t our first time in Becán though. The first time we stopped at Becán on a rainy […]
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A little-known site hidden in the jungle of Campeche, Hormiguero, meaning Anthill, is home to one of the most beautiful and well-preserved temple-pyramid representative of Rio Bec style.
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Balamkú, the Maya site translated as “Jaguar’s Temple” got its name from an image of a jaguar on a stucco frieze in a temple. A small site, it is easy to miss, easy to overlook. Close to the Calakmul Ruins and Nature Preserve, it is rarely visited. On the other hand, if you are on
We explored Rio Bec, the Maya ruins hidden in the jungle with a local, descendant of the ancients who built the structures.
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Calakmul is one of the Maya sites we keep returning to over and over, even though we have to drive a long way to reach it. We usually make visiting the site part of a long road trip through the Yucatan Peninsula. Hidden by the surrounding jungle, exploring these ruins give us the impression that
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The ancient Maya ruins of Calakmul in Campeche, Mexico, sit in the center of the Calakmul Nature Preserve. Relatively far from towns, when we visit, we like to stay overnight in the preserve, in the hotel at the entrance, fittingly named La Puerta Calakmul. In the Calakmul Nature Preserve The loud chatter of thousands of
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