Oh, my, those Mayans!

I find the Mayan ruins fascinating.

The Maya Empire, centered in the tropical lowlands of what is now Guatemala, reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyph writing, calendar-making and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Most of the great stone cities of the Maya were abandoned by A.D. 900.

The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica -- Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest. Maya were centered in the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala; Belize and parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas; and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador. 

Earlier this month Paula and I, when our Celebrity Constellation cruise docked in Cozumel, Mexico, traveled by ferry and bus for two hours each way to visit the Mayan ruins at Coba. On previous trips, we visited the Mayan ruins at Tulum twice. To get to Coba, you drive to Tulum and turn right for another 30 minutes.

The Coba pyramid is 138 feet high, and climable.

If you have memories and jpeg photos of YOUR travlels, email them to John Olesky at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com  and I'll post them on this MHS Alumni blog.

To see the online album of our trip to Florida and the cruise, go to https://plus.google.com/photos/115483244393507838338/albums/5991868604594146049?banner=pwa