8.SUMMER SOLSTICE: Chichén Itzá

Posted on June 21, 2022 by admin

Today is the day… for Chichén Itzá… after 20 years or so… summer solstice… by chance… after Celia… early start… arrived around 9… no line… yes tickets… best start of a day 🙂

aWorld2Celebrate: El Castillo, Chichén Itzá Canvas Print

El Castillo
Templo del Kukulkan
light and shadow
hidden cenote
center of the world
aWorld2Celebrate: El Castillo, Chichén Itzá Metal Print

Grandes Mesas
warriors
plumed serpents
jaguars
aWorld2Celebrate: Templo de las Grandes Mesas Metal Print

rows of pillars
carvings of warriors
Temple of Chac Mool
can you spot an eye?
A Picture Worth a Thousand Columns Metal Print

columns and pillars
warriors and priests
eagles and jaguars
sulphur butterflies
aWorld2Celebrate: Northern Colonnade, Chichén Itzá Metal Print
aWorld2Celebrate: Chichén Itzá Butterflies Canvas Print

Palacio de las Columnas Esculpidas

Palace of the Sculpted Columns

Mayan Tic-Tac-Toe?
Palace of the Sculpted Columns, Chichén Itzá Metal Print
Mayan Tic-Tac-Toe? Canvas Print

Where Is The Temple of the Small Tables?
Where Is The Temple of the Small Tables? Gallery Wrap
Mayan Mercado?
Mayan Mercado Metal Print
How many columns?
aWorld2Celebrate: A Thousand Columns, Chichén Itzá Metal Print
A temple… and cenote!
aWorld2Celebrate: Templo del Xtoloc, Chichén Itzá Gallery Wrap
Columns that rise up out of the mother rock…
aWorld2Celebrate: Platform of the Tombs, Chichén I Metal Print

Serpent Bird Man

Quetzalcóatl-Kukulcán

Morning Star
Chichén Itzá: Platform of Venus and Round Platform Metal Print

Lords of Chichén Itzá?
The lords of Chichén Itzá Metal Print
Casa de los Metates y Casa de las Mestizas… ¡Mariposas magicas!

El Caracol

summer

solstice

sunset
aWorld2Celebrate: El Caracol, Chichén Itzá Canvas Print

Templo de los Tableros Esculpidos
people
plants
animals
real
imaginary
aWorld2Celebrate: Serpent head sculpture Metal Pri Metal Print

La Iglesia

The Nunnery

Las Monjas
aWorld2Celebrate: Las Monjas, Chichén Itzá Stone Magnet

Casa del Venado
Casa Colorada
back on Sacbé 5
to Gran Plaza
street vendors
eagles, jaguars, iguanas
aWorld2Celebrate: Sacbeob 5 & 15, Chichén Itzá Metal Print
aWorld2Celebrate: Chichén Itzá Metal Print
Chichén Itzá: Eagles, Jaguars, Iguanas Metal Print

Tzompantli

An ancient skull rack

war and sacrifice
Chichén Itzá: The Tzompantli Metal Print


El Gran Juego de Pelota

sacrifice of ball players

Sacred Cenote

Chichén Itzá: The Great Ball Court Metal Print

The Sacred Well’s Treasure
Edward H. Thompson

THE CITY OF THE SACRED WELL
T. A. WILLARD

AWORLD2CELEBRATE: THE CITY OF THE SACRED WELL METAL PRINT

After 20 years… and 2 PM… time to leave Chichén Itzá… a treasure to visit again… back on Ruta de Arqueologia… to the Pueblo Mágico of Valladolid… colorful memories… delicious linner at Restaurante El Atrio del Mayab… Longaniza de Valladolid… yum!

aWorld2Celebrate: Yucatán Gold Canvas Print

Missed the Mercado… the Artisan House… the real coconut ice cream…
Discovered the Valladolid Museum… Mayas Contemporaneos exhibit… TO’ON… Cuentos y Leyendas… and Parque de los Héroes… until next time!

aWorld2Celebrate: Valladolid Metal Print

Wish we could spend a day in Valladoid… find authentic souvenirs from local artisans… enjoy a quiet night in Chichén Itzá… Yucatán is a wonderful place to learn more about… looking forward to another visit!

CHICHEN ITZA

800 street vendors at Chichen Itza refuse to be relocated
Mayan Art & Craft Masters in Yucatan

VALLADOLID




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