Mayan holiday in Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/ 12 rows en-gb 60 Mexico City, Teotihuacán, Toniná http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c624916.html Interesting Museo de Anthropologia with the Maya section finally reopened and great. Teotihuacán good as ever with gunshot wollies in the nearby hills and Toniná for bonus Sunday 8 May 2005: Interesting Museo de Anthropologia with the Maya section finally reopened and great. Teotihuac_n good as ever with gunshot wollies in the nearby hills and Tonin_ for bonus

Toniná, ballcourt Toniná Toniná, Panel Tenochtitlán, part of the ruins Museo Anthropología, Yaxchilán, lintel 15 Museo Anthropología, Yaxchilán, Stela Museo Anthropología, Yaxchilán, Stela 9 Museo Anthropología, Yaxchilán, Stela other Museo Anthropología, Yaxchilán, lintel 13 Museo Anthropología, Yaxchilán, lintel 55 Museo Anthropología, Ceramic ball player Museo Anthropología, Ceramic dancer. Great personality! Museo Anthropología, Chichen Itza pillars from Temple of Jaguars, Ballcourt Museo Anthropología, Chichen Itza pillar (LH) from Temple of Jaguars, Ballcourt Museo Anthropología, Chichen Itza pillar (RH) from Temple of Jaguars, Ballcourt Museo Anthropología, Chichen Itza panel of jaguar devouring heart Museo Anthropología, Palenque, Pacal in tomb, closer Museo Anthropología, Pacal in tomb Museo Anthropología, Palenque, Pacal's garb and jewellery from tomb Museo Anthropología, Palenque, Pacal's face mask and jewellery from tomb Museo Anthropología, Palenque, statues of heads Museo Anthropología, Palenque, Pacal in tomb, model Museo Anthropología, Pot with lid Museo Anthropología,Olmec head Museo Anthropología, Maya living Museo Anthropología, Templo Mayor museo, Aztec sacrificial knife Museo Anthropología, Aztec serpent Museo Anthropología, Aztec serpents Museo Anthropología, Tikal, Stela 31, Stormy Sky (Siyaj Chan K'awiil) Voladores at the top Voladore ready to climb a 40 m pole and swing down with his 3 mates Voladores preparing Teotihuacán, La ciudadela Teotihuacán, Templo de Quetzalcátl Teotihuacán, Templo de Quetzalcótl, details Teotihuacán, Temple of Sun from La ciudadela Teotihuacán, Details Teotihuacán, Temple of Moon Teotihuacán, Palacio de los jaguares, Details Teotihuac_n__Palacio de los jaguares, Pillars Teotihuacán, Plan (at museum)

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]]> Sun May 8 2005 Yaxchilán & Bonampak http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c608969.html 2 Fabulous sites along the Usumacinta River basin Thursday 5 May 2005: 2 Fabulous sites along the Usumacinta River basin

Rio Usumacinta Rio Usumacinta with captain Rio Usumacinta, Mexico side Bonampak, main plaza Bonampak, Stela Bonampak, Room 1, getting ready for war Bonampak, Room 1, getting ready for war, upper part Bonampak, Room 1 getting ready for war, side Bonampak, Room 2, battlescenes Bonampak, Room 2, prisoners Bonampak, Room 2, prisoner Bonampak, Room 3, celebrating Bonampak, Room 3, celebrating, side wall Lacandon hostel Lacandon house

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]]> Thu May 5 2005 Palenque http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c591663.html Fabulous well restored temples and pyramid. Renown for it's history which is so well documented in the hieroglyphs there Tuesday 3 May 2005: Fabulous well restored temples and pyramid. Renown for it's history which is so well documented in the hieroglyphs there

Palenque, Temple of the Sun, LH of panel Palenque, Temple of the Sun, centre of panel Palenque, Temple of the Sun, RH of tablet Palenque, Temple of the Sun, whole tablet Palenque, Temple of the cross Foliated Cross from Temple of Sun Palenque, Temple of the Cross, label Palenque, Temple of the Cross, detail Palenque, Temple of the Cross. centre Palenque, Temple of the Cross. centre ll Palenque, Temple of the Cross, whole panel Palenque, Temple of the Cross, LH front of panel Palenque, Temple of the Cross, RH front of tablet Palenque, Temple of the Cross, RH of panel Palenque, Temple of the Cross, LH of tablet Palenque, Temple of the Cross, centre of tablet Palenque, Temple of the Sun from Cross Palenque, El Palacio from Temple of Inscriptions Palenque, Templo 14, label Palenque, Templo 14, centre of tablet Palenque, Templo 14, centre of tablet ll Palenque, Templo 14, LH of tablet Palenque, Foliated Cross, centre of panel Palenque, Foliated Cross, LH of panel Palenque, Foliated Cross, RH of panel Palenque, Foliated Cross, detail of panel Palenque, Foliated Cross, LH of panel ll Palenque, Temple of the Sun from Cross ll Palenque, tourist at the Temple of the Cross Palenque, Temple of the Cross detail of roof comb Palenque, El Palacio, detail Palenque, El Palacio, detail II Palenque, El Palacio, detail III Palenque, El Palacio, detail IV Palenque, El Palacio, detail Palenque, El Palacio, detail 12 Palenque, El Palacio, detail VI Palenque, El Palacio, detail VII Palenque, El Palacio, detail VII Palenque, El Palacio, Central court Palenque, El Palacio, central court, hieroglyphic stairway Palenque, El Palacio, Central court, ll Palenque, El Palacio, corbled arches Palenque, El Palacio, corbled arches, details inside Palenque, El Palacio, Pakal gets his crown, the oval palace tablet Palenque, El Palacio, Pakal gets his crown, ll Palenque, El Palacio, detail IX Palenque, El Palacio, detail X Palenque, El Palacio, detail 11 Palenque, El Palacio, detail 12 Palenque, El Palacio, detail 13

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]]> Tue May 3 2005 Quiriguá http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c591655.html All the photo's in the world cannot prepare you for the magnificient carvings let alone the sheer hight of standing next to an 11 metre tall stela Wednesday 6 April 2005: All the photo's in the world cannot prepare you for the magnificient carvings let alone the sheer hight of standing next to an 11 metre tall stela

Stela A Stela A detail Stela A detail close up Stela C Grand Plaza Alter near B Stela side Stela D Stela F Alter Zoomorphic Alter Stela H Stela close up Stela back Stela I Alter further south Zoomorphic Alter O Zoomorphic Alter 2 Zoomorphic 2 Zoomorphic 3 Zoomorphic 3, other side What was a bench What was a bench, detail Acropolis detail Quriguá, Juego de pelota Grand Plaza looking north Grand Plaza looking North, The rails are about 1 metre tall Finca around Quiriguá Finca, (large farm) around Quiriguá Farming in southern Guatemala as seen from the bus Farmland in Petén as seen from the bus

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]]> Wed Apr 6 2005 Petexbatún http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c590665.html One could spend weeks here to 'dig further' Friday 29 April 2005: One could spend weeks here to 'dig further'

Rio de la Pasión at Sayaché Sayaxché, downtown Sayaxché, Hotel Guayacan, Rio de la Pasión towards Seibal Rio de la Pasión on the way to Seibal Seibal, butterfly Seibal, Ballcourt Seibal, stela1 Seibal, stela1 detail Seibal, Stela 2 Seibal, Stela 2 close-up Seibal, stela 3 Seibal, Stela 4 Seibal, Stela 5 Seibal, Stela 6 detail Seibal, Stela 7 Seibal, Stela 7 detail Seibal Plan Seibal plan 2 Seibal Main structure Seibal, Stela 8 Seibal, Stela 8 better Seibal, Stela 1o Seibal, Stela 10 closer Seibal, Stela 10, glyphs Seibal, Stela 6 with glyphs Seibal, Stela with ballplayer Seibal, Stela 13 with animal head Seibal, Stela 9 Seibal Stela 10 Seibal, Stela 10 close-up Seibal, Stela 11, Wat'ul Chatel Seibal, Stela 12 Seibal, Stela 2 copy Seibal, jungle path Seibal, Turtle carving Seibal, round platform Seibal, other interesting ruins on the way out, so to speak El Duende, jungle Arroyo de Piedra, site before El Duende, Stela 1 Arroyo de Piedra, site before El Duende, Stela 1,detail Arroyo de Piedra, site before El Duende Arroyo de Piedra, site before El Duende, Stela 2 Arroyo de Piedra, site before El Duende, Stela 2, detail El Duende, stela 1 El Duende, stela 1, detail El Duende, stela 2, top El Duende, stela 2 top El Duende, stela 2, bottom Dos Pilas, stela 8 back

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]]> Fri Apr 29 2005 Waxactún http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c587235.html A great uncrowded place Tuesday 19 April 2005: A great uncrowded place

Waxactún, Group E Templo E 7-sub with stela in front Waxactún, Temple Waxactún, Templo E 7-sub Waxactún, The structures used for data with E-7sub for calender purpose Waxactún, Templo E 7-sub, head on Waxactún, Grupo A Waxactún, From the top of grupo A Waxactún, More templo Waxactún, Main plaza Waxactún, Guide boy Eduardo and Stela Waxactún, Ballcourt Waxactún, Little stela at group B Waxactún, My hotel there Waxactún, Ex airstrip

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]]> Tue Apr 19 2005 Yaxhá - Potoxté http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c587161.html 2 late classic sites of interest, not least their restoration with wooden dowels in place of nails at platforms and stairs at Yaxhé. Thursday 28 April 2005: 2 late classic sites of interest, not least their restoration with wooden dowels in place of nails at platforms and stairs at Yaxh_.

Topoxté, Plan Topoxté, Main temple Topoxté Main plaza, temple Topoxté, Main plaza Topoxté, Main temple up the stairs Topoxté, looking back from main temple Topoxté, Other unrestored temple Topoxté, More unrestored buildings Yaxhá, main temple seen from lake Yaxhá, restored building Yaxhá, Restored pyramid Yaxhá, Other restored pyramid Yaxhá, partly restored pyramid shows the work involved, after clearing the major overgrowth Yaxhá, Fully restored pyramid Yaxhá, smaller other partly restored pyramid Yaxhá, fully restored pyramid Yaxhá, one of the stela Yaxhá, another stela Yaxhá, working on excavating Yaxhá, Main temple

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]]> Thu Apr 28 2005 San José http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c585832.html Homestay with lovely family Sunday 10 April 2005: Homestay with lovely family

Jorge and Jimmy with their favourite past time Wilson Jimmy Host Doña Elsa Jimmy in front of their house Doña Elsa's house, back gate View over Lago Itza, from Doña Elsa's house Motul de San José, Part of stela 1 Motul de San José, Another part of stela Maynor my teacher Motul de San José, Jungle from top of temple 1 Motul de San José, Temple 3, un-restored as the others Bio itza Spanish school One of the many steep roads in San José

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]]> Sun Apr 10 2005 In between Mayan sites http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c585769.html All the other bits Friday 1 April 2005: All the other bits

Guatemala City, Posada Belém Reception area Guatemala City, Posada Belém Court yard Guatemala City, Posada Belém Incense burner Guatemala City, Posada Belém Dining room Guatemala City, Posada Belém Pots, Sculptures Flores, Sunset down the alley Flores, Traffic Flores, Sunset Flores, gateway Flores, Looking back at Santa Helena Santa Helena, Market Santa Helena, Market

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]]> Fri Apr 1 2005 Tikal http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c582660.html The best Friday 8 April 2005: The best

Tikal, Complejo Q, (twin pyramid complex) Stela at northern temple Tikal, Tree conquering stela during 2000 years Tikal, Complejo R, Western pyramid Tikal, Gran Plaza and Acropolis Norte Tikal, Templo I looking from II Tikal, Acropolis Norte viewed from Templo II Tikal, Stela 10 of 'Curl Head' (Kalomte Balam) in front of Acropolis Norte 527 AD Tikal, Chac in sandstone and plaster from some 1500 years ago Tikal, Toucan Tikal, Templo I & II from IV Tikal, The Pyramid 5C-54 and flowers Tikal, Templo IV with mixed bunch of tourists Tikal, Alter 5 telling another piece of history with Jasaw Chan K'awiil and lord of Maasal Tikal, Stela 16, of king Tikal, Complejo N templo Tikal, Bat inside Tikal, The Pyramid Tikal, The triple ball courts Tikal, Plaza los 7 templos southern end Tikal, Plaza los 7 templos, center one getting restored Tikal, Plaza los 7 templos, one getting restored the next one is held together by roots Tikal, Plaza los 7 templos back of temples Tikal, View from Temple V Tikal, Templo V Tikal, Path at the ruins Tikal, Acropolis Central, Bench in structure 63 Tikal, Gran Plaza, ballcourt Tikal, Gran Plaza and Acropolis Norte from Acropolis Central Tikal, Montezuma Oro Pendula Tikal, Montezuma Oro Pendula nesting Tikal, Temple I from Gran Plaza, Roof comb Tikal, Blue flowers that were everywhere Tikal, crock in pond that was water resavoir Tikal, The Pyramid, Sunset Tikal, Jungle Tikal, Lorikeet in tree at main plaza, the mate was shy (nesting) Tikal, Templo II roof comb detail Templo de mascara Tikal, Gran Plaza from Acropolis Norte Tikal, Malers Palace inside building Tikal, Malers Palace Tikal, Grupo G Tikal, Grupo G, inside a building Tikal, Path at Tikal by Templo 6 Tikal, Pyramid unrestored Tikal, Complejo Q pyramide este Tikal, Complejo Q temple at north Tikal, Path Tikal, Group H Complex P Tikal, Stela 20 & altar 8 Tikal, View from Templo IV

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]]> Fri Apr 8 2005 Copán ruins, Las Sepulturas and El Museo http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c581545.html More interesting views to die for Sunday 3 April 2005: More interesting views to die for

Las Sepulturas, guard / guide Las Sepulturas, 9m-22 Las Sepulturas, 9m-22 Las Sepulturas, 9m-22 with tomb at right Las Sepulturas, 9m-22 with tomb at centre, detail Las Sepulturas, 9m-22 bench Las Sepulturas, 9N-8, bench 82 Las Sepulturas, 9N-8, 80 Las Sepulturas, 9N-8, 82 Detail Las Sepulturas, 9N-8, 80 Las Sepulturas, 9N-8 Las Sepulturas, 8N-11 Structure 66C bench carving detail Las Sepulturas, 8N-11 Structure 66C bench carving detail, end Copán, Stela E Copán, Stela A, back Copán, Stela A, side Copán, Stela A, front side from pyramid Copán, Stela B front, Macaw on corner Copán, Stela C Copán, Stela D Copán, Alter G 2 Copán, Stela H Copán, Stela I Copán, Juego de pelota (ballcourt) and hieroglyphic stairway Copán, Juego de pelota, corner marker Copán, Juego de pelota at spectators quarters, corbled arch Copán, Tunel de los Jaguares Copán, Temple 11 and stela N Copán, Alter in front of stela M Copán, Stela M Copán, Hieroglyphic Stairway, detail Copán, Temple 11, top Copán, Structure 22A (matt house) close-up Copán, Temple 22 front, closer Copán, Temple 22, front right door jamb Copán, Temple 22 Copán, Temple 18 Copán, Alter Q side 1 Copán, Alter Q side 2 Copán, Alter Q side 3 Copán, Alter Q side 4 Copán, El Cementary Copán, sculpture on structure 35 Copán, Temple 11 detail of V Copán, Temple 11 detail of V, close-up Copán, Monster near West Court Copán, Macaw hello at gate Copán, Macaw hello Copán, Main site plan Las Sepulturas, Structures to-day

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]]> Sun Apr 3 2005 Copán village and suroundings http://erikchristiansen.fotopic.net/c581504.html The first of many wonderful sites Sunday 3 April 2005: The first of many wonderful sites

The first stela and alter you meet on the walk to the main ruins from village The first stela and alter you meet on the walk to the main ruins from village, close-up Juego pelota, ballcourt at El Bósque Juego pelota, ballcourt at El Bósque, detail of one wall Arbol turista which peels it's bark like a tourist its skin El Bosque, another part of Copán Flower by entrance Streetvendors with slices of mango, watermelon etc Suburbia leading up the hill Old castle at top of hill 3 wheeler taxi, up and down the streets they went Lokal school kids on their way home early afternoon Local farmyard Market scene Street vendors in Copán Copán's plaze looking up the hill Countryside

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