We visited one of the seven wonders of the world, the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. They were fantastic, but there are a half dozen other ruins in Mexico that could arguably be on the seven wonders list too (see posts about Teotihuacan, Monte Alban and Palenque for starters). Chichen Itza has an observatory, well preserved pyramids, and a huge ball-game court. The Maya, and many other indigenous groups in central america, played a ball-game where opposing teams try and get a ball through a stone hoop with their hips. The winning team got the honor of being sacrificed. Maybe the ICC should trial this system for the Cricket World Cup. I would then start supporting Australia.
Chichen Itza cost about four times the admission price of all the other ruins we've been to, and you can't go up or inside any of the buildings as they receive so many visitors per year that it would cause too much damage. It was cool, but overall, due to the high admission cost, crowds, and limited access, Chichen Itza was probably the least cool of all the archeological sites we have seen.
Chichen Itza cost about four times the admission price of all the other ruins we've been to, and you can't go up or inside any of the buildings as they receive so many visitors per year that it would cause too much damage. It was cool, but overall, due to the high admission cost, crowds, and limited access, Chichen Itza was probably the least cool of all the archeological sites we have seen.
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