It is amazing how the ancient Mayas have been able to build such a huge structures. They didn't use the wheel nor any metal tools. Most of the temples are also positioned following exactly the Mayan calendar. The other mystery is the sudden destruction of the ancient civilization about thousand years ago.
Palenque is one of the biggest ruins in Mexico. That's where we started filming.
Beautiful waterfalls of Aqua Azul are located near Palenque.
The camera man at work.
Happy in Yaxchitlan.
From the small ruins of Bonampak you can find well preserved ancient paintings.
On the way from Palenque to Guatemala we spent a night in a small Lacanha Chansayab village in the jungle.
Jungle kids in their colorful gowns practising a march.
Crossing the border.
On the Guatemalan side we had to change tyre twice before getting to the destination.
The most impressive temples are found in Tical, Guatemala. It's said that Tical used to be the capital of Mayan culture. It was allready abandoned and covered with vegetation when the conquistadores got there.
It is quite unbeliavable that the wooden beam over the door is original.
The rain god had its own pit in the platform. The latter ruler wanted bigger and constructed over the structure but was polite enough to save a hole for the god.
The way up was steep and tall...
...but the view was absolutely worth it.
It doesn't take long for the trees to take over a city. Most of the ruins we visited where inside the dense jungle in exciting surroundings.
There was quite strong earthquake in Honduras while we where near Tical. The small house where we slept was shaking badly, but luckily it didn't collapse.
Beautiful waterfalls of Aqua Azul are located near Palenque.
The camera man at work.
Happy in Yaxchitlan.
From the small ruins of Bonampak you can find well preserved ancient paintings.
On the way from Palenque to Guatemala we spent a night in a small Lacanha Chansayab village in the jungle.
Jungle kids in their colorful gowns practising a march.
Crossing the border.
On the Guatemalan side we had to change tyre twice before getting to the destination.
The most impressive temples are found in Tical, Guatemala. It's said that Tical used to be the capital of Mayan culture. It was allready abandoned and covered with vegetation when the conquistadores got there.
It is quite unbeliavable that the wooden beam over the door is original.
The rain god had its own pit in the platform. The latter ruler wanted bigger and constructed over the structure but was polite enough to save a hole for the god.
The way up was steep and tall...
...but the view was absolutely worth it.
It doesn't take long for the trees to take over a city. Most of the ruins we visited where inside the dense jungle in exciting surroundings.
There was quite strong earthquake in Honduras while we where near Tical. The small house where we slept was shaking badly, but luckily it didn't collapse.
4 kommenttia:
ton aguas azulesin yläjuoksulta on jääny mielee yks uskomaton menneen ajan hurjimus: yhtäkkii huomattii että kumara vanhus tulee tasasen rauhallisesti joen toiselta puolelta meitä kohti pystyjyrkkien putousten yläreunaa pitkin. ku vanhus tuli rantaa mentii kattoo mikä homma ja selvis että putousten yläreunan muodosti mutkitteleva pualmetrinen kynnys jonka yli jokivesi virtas pudotuksee aika matalana. lähin kokeilee mut ei riittäny pokka ku virtaus alko huuhtelee jalkoja alta ja alapuolella vilisi hornankattila. lokaalivanhuksella oli lisäks ollu selässä valtava puukuorma. ehkä just sen puukuorman lisäpainon avulla jalkojen ote pysy siinä kynnyksellä.. vaikuttava esitys tallentu onneks edes verkokalvolle
huhuh, se on ollut kova ukkeli. Siina onkin hurjapailla ihmettelemista, kun eivat uskalla menna perassa.
mahtavan kuulosta ja näköstä settiä!! pitäkee kivaa ja kirjotelkaa pian uudestaan! :)
mato
Iitu and Tommi,
good to be part of your travels, the hope to meet you further south sometime... thanks for writting in english... happy diving!!!
keep in touch,
lalo
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