Lamanai Ruins - High Temple by TwoPynts
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This is the largest Mayan structure to be found at Lamanai in Belize. Photos don't do justice to the size, your really have to be there. Imagine walking through the thick jungle to emerge in a clearing with this in front of you. A chorus of Howler Monkeys welcomed my tour group from high in the trees. What an eerie sound! I climbed to the top of this pyramid, man what a climb! There is a guide rope in the middle of the stair to help the less agile. If you ever go, don't look down while you are climbing.
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From the top you have an excellent view of the canopy of the forest. The 2 small rightmost photos show the view inland to the west. The second from the left show the very steep view down. The leftmost looks east. Notice the large lake on the river. What is amazing is the ancient Maya created that lake due to their extensive excavation of the local limestone. This part of Belize is very flat. All this elevations in this area are man made. Image the work that went into that....
Comments (7)
unzy
A great reportage with a fantastic matter. An excellent job !!! Pyramids architecture have been discovered in many places on earth : the well know Egypt ones but also : China, South America. The build technic is everywhere the same, this is still a mystery. Exl is a less for this compo. Thanks for sharing. V
TwoPynts
Unzy, I think the Maya may have built their pyramids a bit differently. Every 52 years the Mayan calendar cycle restarted and a renewal took place. In fact, 2012 will mark the end of another cycle and more importantly will mark the end of the Mayan calendar, which starts anew every 5125.36 years! That is quite an old civilization, eh? Anyway, they would destroy their homes every 52 years and build them anew, and for their temples, they would built another layer onto the structure, or build new ones ajoining it. Archaeologists have tunneled into many Mayan pyramids to discover layer upon layer of buildings. Not quite the same type of building as the Egyptians, but equally impressive. ;^]
schadtc
A good combination of these different sized images. Very informative and interesting.
WiserAngel
Facinating and the photography is excellent as well. Thanks for giving us some history. It makes it so much more interesting!!
cynlee
mkaes me long to go back! amazing & impressive! super presentation too! :]
environaut
The photographs are excellent...the multiple photos at the bottom help tell the story for me! It looks like a very beautiful place! Thanks!
andre75
Reminds me very much of Coba and Ek Balam (Mexico). Maybe I should share some pyramid shots with you guys too. Anyways great collage i like it. I have actually done some myself and printed for posters for my parents. Belize is on my list too. Maybe next year.