The Mayan don't believe in "Heaven & Hell", good & evil
They believe in the spirit world/underground/source of life and nature/above ground
The idea of their people being put into the earth after death is
a sign of renewal. The happy skull represents the contribution
of their spirits to the health of the rest of the community
 



This temple was on one of the 'White Roads'
Which connect parts of this site
to Chichen Itza via the jungle.
Just like the roads that connected the villages in Costa Rica
Pretty cool, eh?!

I like to inform/teach as well as provide
photos



Coba is a National Archaeological site
It's main pyramid is the only one left in
Mexico that people are allowed to still climb
The site itself is highly under developed, meaning
that it is believed that there is still a lot more to discover
 

Glen & I getting ready to snorkel
with Sea Turtles at Akumal
  (means Place of Turtles in Mayan)

Photo by Marco
 Photographer for the Tour

Swimming with Sea Turtles...
That's me in the blue t-shirt!!!
The person just above the turtles shell,
do you see me?

Photo taken by Marco
with his Go Pro Camera

Finally we're in the cool waters of a
Mexican Cenote

Picture taken by Marco with
his GoPro camera

The air is cool, the water was clean & cold
It was a very surreal experience

The sun light plays on the water, showing you
it's true beauty

Glen & I took two tours during our holiday
The first one was 'Cenote & Turtles'

 We hiked to a Cenote (underground water source) where we snorkeled


Pathway through the woods...



Access to a Cenote is created when certain
trees dissolve the Limestone and
push their roots towards the water

Do you see the opening?

These birds seem to only fly in flocks
We never saw them alone
As a group they are Quite vocal!

Very fast flyer
Very small bird despite the photo
I took 27 pictures of this bird during a 3 minute shoot
I like this one the best!