Welcome to a blog post that captures highlights from our trip to the Mayan ruins at Uxmal!
Courtesy of Wikipedia…
Uxmal is an ancient Maya city of the classical period located in present-day Mexico. It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Maya culture, along with Palenque, Chichén, and Calakmul in Mexico, Caracol and Xunantunich in Belize, and Tikal in Guatemala.
Thursday, February 5 2009
Z.A. Uxmal is about an 1-1/2 hour drive from Chicxulub south of Mérida. We timed our drive to try to arrive before the heat of the day arrived.
While some other famous Mayan sites allow vendors to wander and annoy the patrons, here at Uxmal it’s still closed to them… which is very nice!
Hint: when you go, try to complete your tour before all the buses arrive!
It’s interesting to note the names given to the structures by the archaeologists! For example, the Nunnery, which really didn’t contain any Mayan Nuns but must have reminded the explorers of similar religious structures in Europe.
A great description of the Uxmal site can be found here!
A Builder’s handprint 
Some original colouring remains!
From the Ball Court area, we walked over to the Governor’s Palace and up the many stairs to catch the views!
After our great tour of Uxmal, we went across the road to The Lodge at Uxmal for refreshments and lunch!
Enjoying lunch at the Restaurant Choole Chepa Chi
What a memorable day! This was the first of many trips to enjoy the wonders of Uxmal.
The next blog post will highlight the beach house and a trip to the Mangroves of San Crisanto!
Cheers!
Love to all,
-Doug and Elaine
Love it, great memories of our time there.
Hard to believe it’s been that long since we were there.