Chichen Itza, the most famous and popular ruin sites of Mexico.
And you can see why.
After having looked at so many picture if this site, i was glad to finally see it in person, and it didn't disappoint. The main pyramid was stunning and my favourite stand-alone ruin of the trip.
The site at Chichen Itza used to be is own town, the mud and grass huts in which people used to live are since long gone, but the main buildings still remain.
The playing field was definitely another highlight. the site where an ancient Mayan game was played where two teams each had a 10kg ball that must be bounced off the floors and walls and put through the hoop on each wall. The Mayans only used their bodies to move the ball, so you can imagine their strength, using only their hip to launch a 10kg ball 4 meters in the air!
Look familiar to anyone?
Another cool thing was the acoustics, you can stand at speak at one end (where the umpire used to sit) and hear it clearly across the playing field.
Next we visited the market...you're going to use need a little imagination.
We bid our last goodbyes to the majestic pyramid and went to cool off in the local cenote. Of course!
Don't you just want to jump right in?
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