We spent 4 hours today at these ruins with a guide. The Mayan civilization was so advances and skilled it's continuously amazing. They were peaceful people so no warlike symbols. Everything is decorated with serpents, birds, jaguar etc, everything having a meaning. The site was established between 600 -300 BC and there are 17 large buildings here today on display. the Great Acropolis is a 5 storey building with huge steps up overlooking the whole valley. The buildings surround the main plaza and across from the Acropolis is the Nohochna or The Big House probably used for adminisrative tasks with rooms separated by columns. The wide steps go down to the ground and would have served as seats for event in the central plaza. We went to the Night Light Show and the funniest thing happened. We sat on the top of the 2nd storey, surrounded by 3 storey buildings and listened to an explanation of the history with a chant of 'Chac, chac" sounds like chaalk while different buildings were lit. It was a prayer to the Rain God because the crops were dying. Gently a mist started to fall and we thought, what theatrics until we had to run for home in the heaviest downpour. Soaked to our skins.
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