| Page Views: 17,457 Last Visit to Ruinas Chichén-Itzá: January, 2005 | RUINAS CHICHEN-ITZA by LoriPori - last update: Feb 4, 2005 |
THE REMARKABLE MAYAN RUINS Monday, January 17, 2005.
Guided Tour of RUINAS CHICHEN-ITZA
Our day started off with a wake-up call at 6:00 a.m. as we were being picked up at 7:00 a.m. The bus picked up other guests at different hotels and took us to " Fiesta Plaza" where we exchanged our vouchers ($44.00 U.S. for the tour) for boarding passes and got on the bus at 8:00 a.m.
We stopped around 10:00 a.m. for a rest-stop at "El Maguey" an expensive gift & artisan shop. (1/2 hour). Arrived at Chichen-Itza at 11:30 (so about a 3 hour bus ride)
Juanito, our guide got our tickets and wrist bands ( and a $3.00 licence for our movie camera) for our group and we followed him into the ruins area.
For the first hour Juanito showed us around and explained about Chichen-Itza and finally left us on our own. We were to meet back at the bus at 3:00 p.m. so that gave us about 2 hours.
Hans managed to climb up the "Pyramid" not once but twice. The second time he brought his camera up with him. I chickened out. Too steep for me!
After getting back on the bus we finally went for lunch at 3:00 p.m. Thank goodness I brought some snacks & water with us as we were getting pretty hungry.
At the restaurant we had a lovely lunch (included) and entertainment. Drinks were extra --2 bottles of Sprite -- $5.00 U.S.
The bus driver stopped at a "cenote" for 1/2 hour. A few people went for a swim in the cenote but most of us just stayed on the bus and rested.
We arrived back at our hotel a little after 7:00 p.m. A looooong 12 hour day but soooo worth it. |
|  | TEMPLE OF THE JAGUARS The TEMPLE OF THE JAGUARS got its name from the jaguars carved on the front of the upper structure. The jaguar is a symbol of power so this was probably a very significant structure for the Mayans. |
TEMPLE OF THE WARRIORS The TEMPLE OF THE WARRIORS is a massive structure, surrounded by hundreds of columns which seem to continue on endlessly into the jungle. | | |
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MalenaN Sun Feb 1, 2009 08:59 UTC
Your page brought back good memories! I visited Chichen-Itza in 1990 with some friends. We came with the bus from Merida, left our backpacks at the visitor centre, saw the site and then continued on to Isla Mujeres. Great tips Lori! | DennyP Fri Dec 26, 2008 23:32 UTC
This is a wonderful page...how I want to see this place...its really high on my list...great tips and photos too..look forward to meeting you all in OZ next year.. | Kuznetsov_Sergey Wed Jul 16, 2008 09:38 UTC
Mexico and its sights are still in my dreams - too far from here, haha! Thanks Lori for the virtual tour to Chichén-Itzá! | Cristian_Uluru Thu May 15, 2008 19:54 UTC
Great page and photos! I was there many years ago and I don't remember it very well!!! I hope to see it again! Ciao |
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