Wat Arun – Bangkok, Thailand Wat Arun Rajwararam, the Temple of Dawn, is a Buddhist temple and one of Bangkok’s best know landmark. It is located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Thon Buri. Wat Arun is named “Temple of Dawn” because the first light of the morning reflects off the [...]
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Belize Snapshot: Altun Ha
Altun Ha Archaeological Site – Belize District, Belize Altun Ha is one of the most easily accessible and most visited Maya archaeological sites in Belize. Many cruise ship tourist get to visit these ruins during their short stay in the country, as it is located about 30 miles north of Belize City. Altun Ha was [...]
4 Comments | Category: BelizeBelize Snapshot: Lamanai Masks
Lamanai Archeological Site – Orange Walk, Belize Lamanai is one of the most popular archaeological sites in all Belize, giving visitors not only the opportunity to see this well preserved Maya heritage but also the thrill of riding a speed boat over a crocodile infested river – one of its means of access. The site [...]
2 Comments | Category: BelizeA Quick Look at Maya Astronomy
Today’s winter solstice, December 21st 2011, marks a year until the day the Maya Long Count Calendar ends, and what many believe is the end of the world. Many credit the Maya for such prediction of doom, but the reality is that the Mayas never mentioned the “end of the world” in 2012 in their [...]
8 Comments | Category: BelizeVisiting Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is arguably one of the most famous Maya Archeological sites in all Central America. It is the largest Maya site in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and to this date, it is one of the most visited attractions in Mexico. Chichen Itza, which means “Mouth of the Well of the Itza”, was named [...]
18 Comments | Category: Mexico5 Major Archaeological Sites To Visit In Toledo, Belize
The southern region of Belize known as Toledo is virtually undeveloped and still in its pristine natural state. Sprinklered throughout the untouched region are dozens, if not hundreds, of Maya archaeological sites. Among the sites rediscovered to date, many are still unexcavated and largely unstudied. But, even with those few sites that have been unearthed, [...]
16 Comments | Category: BelizeWeekly Snapshot: Xunantunich
El Castillo at Xunantunich – Cayo District, Belize Xunantunich, an ancient Maya ruin complex from the Classic Era, is located in the Cayo District of Belize, very close to the Guatemala border. Its original name is not known, but its modern name, Xunantunich, means “Stone Woman” in the Maya language (Mopan and Yucatec combination name). [...]
0 Comments | Category: Weekly SnapshotWhat Did The Maya REALLY Say About 2012?
The theories about the end of the world on December 21, 2012 have grown exponentially in the past couple decades, turning the concepts of the year 2012 into a clouded and confusing negative phenomena. With the doom-prophetic non-stop bombardment we’ve received through the media and certain religious movements, it’s no surprise that a fairly large [...]
44 Comments | Category: BelizeLubaantun and the Crystal Skull
Lubaantun might seem like a pretty ordinary and common Maya ruins complex in southern Belize, but behind the physical ruins lies the mystery of the crystal skull – a human size skull made of clear quartz rock and claimed to have been made by the Mayas or to have come from aliens. But is it [...]
35 Comments | Category: BelizeVisiting the Lamanai Maya Ruins
Lamanai, one of Belize’s largest Maya ceremonial centers, is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located on the banks of the New River Lagoon in the Orange Walk District in northern Belize. These ruins have a particular characteristic that is different from most Maya ruins; it is close to a body of water. Given to this, Lamanai [...]
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