Chichen Itza
Our trip around the Yacatan wouldn't be complete if we didn't go to Mexico's most famous Mayan ruins. As we had heard that it is also extremely busy we decided to stay in a hotel nearby and get to the ruins early the following day before all the hordes of people arrive on the tour buses from Cancun. It was the best thing to do and we even got to see some of the light and sound display in the night (well before it started to rain torrentially).
The atmospheric night show at Tikal.
Minutes later, the torrential downpour ruined everything.
Chichen Itza is a great example of the Mayan civilisation, the buildings were architecturally impressive, especially the huge temple in the middle of the great Plaza as well as the buildings that had up to 1000 columns. Going early in the morning allowed us to wander round the site without the huge groups of people so we could enjoy the ruins and take pictures.
Many stone pillars, no longer supporting anything.
Mayan stone sculptures.
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