If you read the previous post, you know that we’ve finally arrived at the Maya archeological site of Yaxchilan on the banks of the Usamacinta river. There are more than 120 structures in the central area, distributed in three complexes at different elevations. Yaxchilan shares similar characteristics with other regional sites, including roof combs, stelae, [...]
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Getting to Yaxchilan in Chiapas
Since Julie’s been slacking off a bit of late, I decided to revisit my promise made in my original post on our trip to Chiapas to check out Palenque with a rundown of our visit to the Mayan archeological sites of Yaxchilan and Bonampak southeast of Palenque.
Yaxchilan, on the west bank of the Usumacinta River which forms the [...]
Picturesque Palenque
A few weeks ago while Julie was stuck in class a few friends and I whisked off to spend a long weekend in Chiapas, where we visited the archelogical sites of Palenque, Yaxichilan, and Bonampak – a perfect three-day weekend. We flew into Villahermosa (in the state of Tabasco) late afternoon on Friday, grabbed a rental [...]
Chiapas-style Car Wash
John made it down to Chiapas this past weekend (while I was stuck at class busy being a brilliant MBA student). A summary from him should be forthcoming, but in the interim, I was entertained by this photo of a car wash along the Usumacinta River along the border of México and Guatemala.
