Returning to our Chiapas, Mexico trip with Road Scholar: On February 23 our bus took us to two waterfalls, first Cascada de Agua Azul and then Misol-Ha. Of course, before encountering the first cascade we had to traverse a gauntlet of shops, which is how the natives make their living from the tourists coming for the scenic attractions. Fortunately, they were not at all annoyingly aggressive in offering their wares. And the sanitarios were handy.
A break from Chiapas, for a few photos from a walk in the Portland Park Blocks, after our Saturday Farmers Market expedition.
"Mayan architecture is famous for its stepped pyramids, palaces, observatories, and elaborate ceremonial complexes. Aztec architecture also featured pyramids, but they are distinguished by their massive size and twin temples at the top, as seen in the Templo Mayor." (1)
Up to this time in our travels, we've mainly visited Aztec sites in northern and central Mexico. The contrast with this Aztec site in southern Mexico is striking. There are many interesting web sites describing various aspects of these two great civilizations. Start with this one:
(1) https://www.villapalmarcancun.com/discover-cancun/heritage/mayan-and-aztec-civilizations#:
For an aerial overview of the site, that captures its massiveness and cohesion in a way that my photos do not, see this UNESCO website.
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/411/
