Mexico 2004 | ||
| Palenque Parque Museo de la Venta Uxmal Chichen Itza Merida Teotihuacan Templo Mayor Mexico City Museum of Anthropology |
Palenque
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| Detail from Temple XII. |
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| Palace and Observatory |
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| Temple of the Inscriptions |
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| Interior of Palace |
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| "Coronation of Pakal" AD 652. |
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| View towards Temple of the Cross complex |
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| Jungle |
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| View from Temple of the Cross towards Palace. |
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| View of Temple of Inscriptions and Palace |
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| Temple of Inscriptions |
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| Ballcourt (and my guide) |
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| Tree with buttresses. |
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| Palace + Temple of Inscriptions |
Parque Museo de la Venta
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| Leaf-cutter ants |
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| Monument 3. Olmec head |
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| Monument 4. Olmec head |
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| Altar 5. "De los ninos" |
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| Mounument 77. "El gobernante" |
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| Jaguars |
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| Monument 1. Olmec head |
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| Olmec head + Scotsman |
Uxmal
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| Temple of the Magician |
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| Nunnery interior, looking West |
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| Nunnery interior, looking South |
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| Nunnery interior, west detail |
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| Nunnery interior, looking north |
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| Temple of the Magician |
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| Nunnery, corner detail. |
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| Sacred ballcourt |
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| Goal ring in ballcourt |
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| View of Nunnery and Temple of the Magician |
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| Interior of Governor's Palace |
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| Governor's Palace |
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| Throne (?) in front of Governor's Palace |
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| Detail on West of Governor's Palace |
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| Great Pyramid |
Chichen Itza
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| Castillo: looking down steps |
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| Ballcourt, from Castillo |
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| Group of 1000 columns, from Castillo |
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| Castillo interior, on top. |
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| Castillo |
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| Castillo: looking up steps |
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| Castillo interior pyramid: chac mool |
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| Castillo interior pyramid: jaguar throne |
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| Castillo |
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| Skull Rack |
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| Skull Rack detail |
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| Sacred Ballcourt |
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| Ballcourt: Temple of Jaguars |
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| Platform of the Eagles and Jaguars: Jaguar eating heart |
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| Platform of the Eagles and Jaguars: Jaguar eating heart |
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| Venus Platform |
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| Sacred Cenote |
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| Temple of the Warriors |
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| Group of 1000 Columns |
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| "Observatory" |
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| Snake head on Castillo stair |
Merida
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| Casa de Montejo (Note the Spanish crushing the barabarians) |
Teotihuacan
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| Pyramid of the Sun, early morning. |
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| Pyramid of the Moon, from avenue of the dead. |
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| Pyramid of the Moon, plus Scotsman |
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| View of Temple of Quetzlacoatl |
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| Pyramid of the Moon, from Pyramid of the Sun. |
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| View from South end of Avenue of the Dead |
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| Pyramid of the Sun, from the South |
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| Temple of Quetzlacoatl |
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| Temple of Quetzlacoatl: detail |
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| Temple of Quetzlacoatl: detail |
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| Pyramid of the Moon |
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| View South from Pyramid of the Moon |
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| Pyramid of the Sun, from Pyramid of the Moon |
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| Pyramid of the Sun, mid day. (Note the hordes of tourists.) |
Templo Mayor
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| Serpent heads: Stage IVb |
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| Serpent heads: Stage IVb |
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| Old sewer cut throigh site in 1900 |
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| Stage II temple (chac mool) |
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| Stage II temple: sacrifical alter |
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| Layers of construction |
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| Temple of the Eagle Warriors |
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| Platform of Skulls |
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| North Red Temple |
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| Eagle Warrior |
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| Coyolxauhqui stome (dismembered moon god) |
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| View of cathedral, over ruins |
Mexico City
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| Palacio Nacional: Diego Rivera mural |
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| Palacio Nacional: Diego Rivera mural |
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| Cathedral |
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| Monument to Benito Juarez |
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| Java Chart Internet Cafe |
Museum of Anthropology
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| Museum Entrance |
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| Pakal's tomb |
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| Mayan serpent head |
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| Chac Mool plus Scotsman |
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| Aztec cermonial stone |
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| Aztec idol |