Comments on: Chichen Itza

By: brandonmoreno

brandonmoreno — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:50 +0000

the first one needs its own or wat ever lol but serious people now fix it

By: Stuey

Stuey — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:22:48 +0000

Maddeningly the satelite images of Palenque are literally a couple of 100 yards short of mapping one the the best Mayan sites in the world.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Monte Alban near Oaxaca has a good level of detail although I don’t think that’s Mayan :

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:39:35 +0000

acheteme – My understanding is that protection of the ruins is often given as the official reason for closure because it presents a less negative image. The incident that I heard about is this one: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060206/news_1m6black.html

Simone – thanks for the Tulum link. I was there a couple of years ago and found it a fascinating site. The beach below the site is wonderful!

By: Simone

Simone — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:10:18 +0000

Hi,

so if you’re looking for other mayan site with good resolution here are is another one:
– Placemark: Tulum / Google Earth According to many sourcesthis is the only Mayan Site wich is at seaside. The resolution is quite high.

Ciao,
Simone

By: acheteme

acheteme — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:05:57 +0000

I don’t think they closed the El Castillo pyramid because “somebody fell to their death” I believe that many of the structures in major Maya sites where closed after a big hurricane hit the Yucatan Peninsula some years ago. This natural disaster damaged the structures and in order to prevent more damage (caused by humans) the INAH (the mexican governmental entity that looks for all archeological sites in the country) prohibited the climbing to visitors.