Mayan Temple Sites

I decided it was finally time to visit Caracol. A site in the Cayo district of Belize where I live, that has just been a little too remote for me to have easily gone to earlier. This is arguably the largest Mayan city in Central America. The site had been occupied as early as 1200 […]

 
Well, it’s been awhile since I updated my blog here, but I am still in Belize and am enjoying myself very much working on the Better In Belize Project.
Already quite awhile ago I discovered what I thought looked like a Mayan mound or pyramid on the Better In Belize ecovillage property. I didn’t post about […]

I decided to go explore the Mayan ruins at the ancient city of temples “Xunantunich”. This Mayan site has been calling me ever since I arrived, and it is so easy to get to, that I haven’t gone yet, always thinking that I could do it any day.
Well the day arrived, and I walked to […]

Mark, Charlotte, her daughter Kelsea, and I, all went to check out one of the local Mayan ruins called El Pilar. This site has a long forgotten history, and is mostly burried beneath the jungle, with many of the temples still awaiting excavation so that the history and culture of this grand Mayan civilization can […]

The trip from San Ignacio to Guatemala’s ancient city Tikal was absolutely incredible. This Mayan sacred site is a must see for anyone travelling through the area or near it. It’s an ancient city which is still being excavated and has numerous tall towering temple structures that look over the high canopy of the tropical […]