walking through the Edzne Maya site you’ll find lots of structures
Because we couldn’t find a decent breakfast, and because we spent far more time in the little Maya Museum at the Fuerte de San Miguel, we finally arrived at the Maya site Edzna at around 11.30 am. Right, the hottest part of the day, and it was already a hot day. But the spin-off is that most of the morning visitors were on their way out again, leaving the site once more almost abandoned – this is too far away from the main tourist concentrations, so there are very few bus tours, anyhow.
This is the last site we will visit, and once again we are stuck by the observation that each site we have seen so far, is different. Sure, there are similarities, but the first impression on arrival is each time a unique one, in the shape of the main buildings, or the specific decorations, or the atmosphere of the site. Edzna has a five story temple with a curious top, a bit like the miradors we have seen in the Ruta Puuc region, but much bigger, and also similar to what we have seen 20 years ago, in Palenque, and in Tikal in Guatemala. It is a phenomenal structure, with its characteristic steep stairs, and multiple openings leading to, presumably, rooms inside. We cannot check, as we are not allowed to climb this particular stairs, but everywhere else we can go up, and enjoy the views over the various plaza and temples. Not exactly Indiana Jones, but close.
Despite the heat, we wander around from building to building, attracted by the ball court, or by the impressive steps of another long palace. This last Maya site – for us, this trip – does, once again, not disappoint.
the main attraction is the Grand Acropolis, and its impressive approach
the Acropolis is dominated by what is called the Five Floor Building (Edificio de Cinco Pisos
the Edificio is an impressive building
there are few people on site, but plenty of other creatures
remarkable structure at the side of the Edificio
the view down from one of the other temples around the Acropolis, including almost all the other tourists on site
view from the same vantage point, different direction
a smaller temple around the Acropolis, from where I took the previous photographs
and this is a structure at the small acropolis
the ball court; any self respecting Maya site has a ball court
interesting surprise, at one of the other temples, the temple of the Masks
where at one side several heads have been carved, and painted
this is another part of the same wall
with another face, equally impressive
ah, and the colour comes from the birds
