Chichen Itza Travel Blogs - Page 2

It's a wonderful country! I spend great time there! It seems that in Mexico you can find everything :) Amazing, beautiful nature, very interesting culture and many unforgetable excursions, high-level hotels, night clubs etc. Everybody should visit this country :)

End of May 2007, flew to Cancun, stayed in Playa del Carmen and drove all over the Yucutan checking out ruins. Of course I hung out at the beach too!

MEXICO! First introduction to the country, what better a way then to explore the Yucatan Penninsula...Chichen Itza, Tulum, Merida, Playa del Carmen. Man was it hot, slept in a hammock on the beach most nights. Ruins-amazing. Ceviche-sooo good. Margaritas-uh hem, otra?

Stopped over at the famous Ruins Site halfway between Playa Del Carmen and the State Capital, Merida. World Famous, El Castillo. Amazing ruins site, best seen with a guide for at least the first few hours, then go wondering by yourself.  Best early in the morning or late afternoon to get tho…

Chichen Itza ("At the mouth of the well of the Itza") is a large site in the North Central portion of the Yucatán Peninsula, in Yucatán State. The site includes a number of architectural styles, including Puuc Maya and Toltec. There are 2 cenotes on this site that provided plentiful water yea…

Traveling throughout Mexico. We flew into Cancun and then drove through the Yucatan.

An absolute must in our journey was the visit of the old Maya town of Chichén Itzá, which means 'at the mouth of the well of the Itza'. It is on the world inheretance list of UNESCO, and in 2007 considered as one of the 7 world wonders of the world. The city dates probably of 987 and was from gre…

Three hours away from Cancun is Chichen Itza, one of the new seven wonders of the world. The place was just HOT!! HOT as in i  was perspiring a lot!! The place was just crowded with tourist, but seeing the pyramids was just an extraordinary experience...  Though they don't allow us t…

Arrived around lunch in this small town close to the ruins at Chichen Itza.  Hot and dry day, made it uncomfortable walking to the hotel with our packs on.  Stayed at the Posada Olade for 20,000 pesos.  Quite expensive but cheaper than a hotel nearer the ruins.  Spent the aftern…

I love these photos!!! They are so colorful, vibrant and full of life!

The Maya name "Chich'en Itza" means "At the mouth of the well of the Itza." (chi' = "mouth" or "edge", ch'e'en = "well" "Itz" = "magic" and (h)a = "water".  The Itzá were a group in the from the Tabasco and the inland water ways of Chiapas that gained political and economic dominance of t…

A perfect combination of sun, beaches, cenote diving, Maya tempels and hill tribe culture. All on one peninsula!

3 weeks traveling from Mexico City to Cancun (feb 2007).

Mexico is probably the country I've visited the most, so I've got a ton of shots. Most of these are in my professional portfolio as well.

Trip to Chitzen Itza Mexico