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Chinkultic
Date Added: 12th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Chiapas)
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Chinkultic submitted by john_op_stap on 11th Nov 2013. Chinkultic - 06/02/04 Chinkultic : temple at the top of the Acropolis.
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Tenam Puente
Date Added: 14th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Chiapas)
Visited: Yes on 5th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Tenam Puente submitted by john_op_stap on 12th Nov 2013. Tenam Puente - 06/02/04 Tenam Puente
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Tonina
Date Added: 14th Nov 2013
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Mexico (Chiapas)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Tonina submitted by SolarMegalith on 18th Feb 2011. Tonina - structures build on slope of the hill form main part of the complex. Most of the monuments are dated for Classic period (photo taken on March 2002).
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Log Text: Lesser known but very impressive site, with a fantastic museum added to it.
Bonampak
Date Added: 15th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Chiapas)
Visited: Yes on 11th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Bonampak submitted by LivingRocks on 11th Apr 2007. Mexico: Temple of the Murals - Room 1
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Log Text: Those frescos are a miracle, having survived that long.
Palenque
Date Added: 16th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Chiapas)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Palenque submitted by LivingRocks on 14th Apr 2007. The Temple of the Sun.
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Log Text: If you want the place all to yourself, stay after 14h00, when all the tourbusses have left ;)
Yaxchilan
Date Added: 16th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Chiapas)
Visited: Yes on 12th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Yaxchilan submitted by LivingRocks on 21st Apr 2007. Structure 33.
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Log Text: Beautiful setting
Calakmul
Date Added: 16th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Calakmul submitted by davidmorgan on 10th Feb 2009. Structure II - the main pyramid. This structure is colossal, there's another tier above what you can see here. Best seen from the air.
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Log Text: With the ongoing work there seems to be a lot more to see then when I was there. The site will surely hold many more surprises.
Balamkú
Date Added: 16th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan on 9th Feb 2009. The ornate jaguar motif.
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Hormiguero
Date Added: 17th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Hormiguero submitted by davidmorgan on 5th Feb 2009. Structure II - a nice fusion of Chenes and Rio Bec styles here.
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Log Text: The road is very potholed indeed. This short stretch took just as much time as the long long road to Calakmul!
Museo de la Arquitectura Maya
Date Added: 17th Nov 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museo de la Arquitectura Maya submitted by john_op_stap on 17th Nov 2013. Campeche - Museo Stelae Maya - 23/07/04 Stela
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Edzna
Date Added: 17th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Edzna submitted by davidmorgan on 9th Apr 2007. The Great Acropolis and the Pyramid of the Five Storeys viewed from the plaza at Edzna.
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Chicanná
Date Added: 18th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Chicanná submitted by davidmorgan on 3rd Feb 2009. Structure XX - this is the highest building at Chicanná, its layout is almost quadrangular, composed of two levels and oriented towards the cardinal points. The lower section has eleven rooms and the upper part four. The principal facade is on the south side.
The facade of the upper temple preserves the remains of the typical motif of the Chenes region: a complete, gigantic, zoomorphic mask. In each of the corners there are columns of masks of the "prominent nose" god which guards the mout...
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Log Text: Just of the main road, can and should not be missed if in the area.
Becan
Date Added: 18th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Becan submitted by SolarMegalith on 24th Aug 2008. Becan - two visible towers are perfect examples of Rio Bec style (you can see similar ones in Xpujil ruins).
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Xpuhil
Date Added: 18th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Xpuhil submitted by davidmorgan on 9th Feb 2009. Structure I - also known as the Building of the Three Towers. It constitutes an atypical example of the Rio Bec style due to the presence of the third, or central, tower. It has a maximum height of 18m and its centre line runs more than 53m along a perfect north-south alignment.
From the site information board. (It looks a few degrees off on Google Earth).
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Hochob
Date Added: 20th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Hochob submitted by davidmorgan on 9th Apr 2007. Carved facade representing the sacred monster or "Itzamná" at Hochob.
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Dzibilnocac
Date Added: 20th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Dzibilnocac submitted by davidmorgan on 29th Mar 2011. The Temple/Palace structure at Dzibilnocac.
Composite of two photos.
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Museo Regional de Campeche
Date Added: 17th Nov 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Mexico
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Museo Regional de Campeche submitted by john_op_stap on 17th Nov 2013. Campeche - Fuerte de San Miguel - 24/07/04 Jade Mask, from Calakmul (?)
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Holtun
Date Added: 13th Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 12th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Holtun submitted by john_op_stap on 13th Oct 2013. Unexcavated small pyramid, looters trench
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Log Text: very small site, few not very tall structures, looted. A local inhabitant walked us there, a 5 minute walk from the main road. One looters tunnel grants you access to see some monochrome painted stucco, which indicates the site was already established in Pre-Classical time. Mind you, you'll have to go belly in through the bat dung covering the floor...
Nakbe
Date Added: 17th Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2004
Nakbe submitted by john_op_stap on 17th Oct 2013. Nakbe - 17/04/04 Site in Guatemala
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Log Text: It was awesome!
Yaxha
Date Added: 25th Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Yaxha submitted by SolarMegalith on 14th Oct 2010. Yaxha - temple 216, one of the best preserved constructions in this ceremonial centre (photo taken on March 2005).
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Log Text: The site is so fantastic to visit due to the presence of the lake and the pristine forest around. We saw many more animals then at eg Tikal. It must have been quite an important place, given that like Tikal certain structures are in Teotihuacan style, which would suppose a permanent trade agency or an ambassador to that Mexican culture resided here.