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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:01 PM
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Tulum, Mexico: The only Mayan city on the coast (Pics! Dial-up warning)
Hey Folks
I got back from my trip to Mexico, and this year I had the pleasure of visiting Tulum, the last great Mayan city. It is found on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, and is the only known Mayan City reliant on the sea for food and trading.

There is a lot of interesting history to the city. It's walled, and only the upper-class lived within them.
Here's a wall corner with a lookout post, with a home in the foreground


The city is centered around a Lunar Temple, that was also used as a lighthouse. The Temple has 28 steps to represent the lunar cycle.





Here are the some of statues that adorn the top of the Temple


The Mayans adorned royal homes with images of their g-ds too



They also placed images on holy buildings





There are also a few surviving murals, but they are faded and hard to see


The city had direct access to the sea



And, of course, what photo montage could be complete without me


Happy Happy everyone :hi:
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   Gorgeous!  ceile   Jan-04-07 02:13 PM   #1 
   heh!  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:16 PM   #3 
      Picture perfect.  ceile   Jan-04-07 02:18 PM   #6 
         lol, this is on the Caribbean side of the peninsula across from cozumel...  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:20 PM   #10 
   Tulum is really cool  LostinVA   Jan-04-07 02:14 PM   #2 
   Yea, it was definitely the highlight of my trip  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:17 PM   #4 
   So THAT'S where you've been! I was just wondering a couple of days ago.  Left Is Write   Jan-04-07 02:17 PM   #5 
   awww  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:18 PM   #7 
      Very busy, but good. Thanks!  Left Is Write   Jan-04-07 02:31 PM   #18 
   Yawn. Lets knock it down and build some condos....  zonkers   Jan-04-07 02:19 PM   #8 
   the trend everywhere, sigh  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:22 PM   #12 
   Very cool stuff thx for sharing nt  YankeyMCC   Jan-04-07 02:19 PM   #9 
   my pleasure  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:22 PM   #13 
   Ooooo....AHHHHH.... MAHNY....  jus_the_facts   Jan-04-07 02:20 PM   #11 
   thanks very much jus!  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:23 PM   #15 
   Very nice. I booked a trip to Akumal yesterday  seemunkee   Jan-04-07 02:23 PM   #14 
   Awesome  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:25 PM   #16 
      I will  seemunkee   Jan-04-07 02:31 PM   #17 
   Thanks so much, New Yorker! Great photos... I'll share them with my husband...  Radio_Lady   Jan-04-07 02:37 PM   #19 
   thanks Radio Lady!  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:41 PM   #21 
   Those are GREAT  malta blue   Jan-04-07 02:40 PM   #20 
   Oh wow, we can trade  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:42 PM   #22 
   I was there in March  Tyrone Slothrop   Jan-04-07 02:43 PM   #23 
   Yea, it was super crowded!  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:45 PM   #24 
   Great pics!  Call Me Wesley   Jan-04-07 02:57 PM   #25 
   Thanks Wesley!  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 02:58 PM   #27 
   Very, beautiful pictures, :)  petersondDU Moderator   Jan-04-07 02:58 PM   #26 
   Oh I did  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 03:00 PM   #28 
   My wife and I visited Tulum on our honeymoon.  Aristus   Jan-04-07 03:12 PM   #29 
   how magical  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 03:14 PM   #30 
      There was even more magic that night when we visited Carlos & Charlie's  Aristus   Jan-04-07 03:27 PM   #31 
         .  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-05-07 12:24 AM   #46 
   Tulum is beautiful, also on honeymoon, also Chichen Itza,  kwassa   Jan-04-07 03:29 PM   #32 
   I was just north of Playa Del Carmen  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 11:54 PM   #39 
   wow! great pics!  xchrom   Jan-04-07 03:47 PM   #33 
   definitly the way it should be  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 11:55 PM   #40 
   nice pictures!  jonnyblitz   Jan-04-07 04:32 PM   #34 
   thanks  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 11:55 PM   #41 
   Spectacular images, MAHNY!  u4ic   Jan-04-07 04:38 PM   #35 
   It is my pleasure to share  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 11:56 PM   #42 
   Meh. I don't see a carport.  LaraMN   Jan-04-07 05:09 PM   #36 
   LOL, i just didn't post the pictures of it  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 11:56 PM   #43 
   Awesome pics!  bigwillq   Jan-04-07 05:12 PM   #37 
   oh you bet idea  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 11:57 PM   #44 
   Here are some of my own Tulum pictures.  Blue-Jay   Jan-04-07 05:32 PM   #38 
   Those are great! love the iguana!  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-04-07 11:57 PM   #45 
   My dear MAHNY!  CaliforniaPeggy   Jan-05-07 01:26 AM   #47 
   thank you for the kind words Peggy  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-05-07 01:32 AM   #48 
   shalmeless self-kick  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-06-07 01:31 PM   #49 
   what a beautiful place  pitohui   Jan-06-07 02:07 PM   #50 
      The guide mentioned that the Mayans did believe in reincarnation  MadAsHellNewYorker   Jan-06-07 02:33 PM   #51 
 
ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:13 PM
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1. Gorgeous!
And the ruins aren't bad either! ;-)


How long were you there?
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:16 PM
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3. heh!
:blush:

I was in Mexico for 12 days...too short :D
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ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:18 PM
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6. Picture perfect.
I used to live near the Gulf and our water certainly doesn't look like that.
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:20 PM
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10. lol, this is on the Caribbean side of the peninsula across from cozumel...
Edited on Thu Jan-04-07 02:20 PM by MadAsHellNewYorker
and the water in NY is far from it too :rofl:
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:14 PM
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2. Tulum is really cool
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:17 PM
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4. Yea, it was definitely the highlight of my trip
:hi:
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:17 PM
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5. So THAT'S where you've been! I was just wondering a couple of days ago.
I hadn't seen you for a while.

Beautiful pictures!
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:18 PM
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7. awww
:hug:

Yea, I was away for the past two weeks enjoying Mexico :evilgrin:

Thanks! How were your holidays? hope they were just as wonderful as you :loveya:
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:31 PM
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18. Very busy, but good. Thanks!
:hug:
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zonkers (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:19 PM
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8. Yawn. Lets knock it down and build some condos....
Just kidding. That place looks fantastic. Thanks for posting. I am planning a trip to Mexico soon and I will make a point to check it out. !!!!
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:22 PM
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12. the trend everywhere, sigh
I highly recommend going of your are on the Yucatan Peninsula.

It is also right next to Xel-Ha, which has natural ocean pools and crystal clear water, with a lot of wildlife and great snorkeling. The weather didn't hold the day we went so we didn't go :(
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:19 PM
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9. Very cool stuff thx for sharing nt
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:22 PM
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13. my pleasure
:)
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:20 PM
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11. Ooooo....AHHHHH.... MAHNY....
....wondered where'd you'd been!!! :hi: :hug: :loveya:

Awesome pictures...especially the one o' YOU...luuuuky dev'a!!! :evilgrin: :*
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:23 PM
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15. thanks very much jus!
:loveya:

and its good to be back :hug: thanks :*
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:23 PM
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14. Very nice. I booked a trip to Akumal yesterday
Going next month for 4 days. We're planning on a day at Tulum and a cay at Coba.
Where were you staying?

Great pictures.
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:25 PM
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16. Awesome
Edited on Thu Jan-04-07 02:25 PM by MadAsHellNewYorker
Definitely check out Xel-Ha too (I talk about it in a response above or two), its right by you and Tulum.

I was staying just North of Playa Del Carmen, so it was like 80KM away for us, but well worth the trip.

Post some pics when you get back too :D Thanks
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:31 PM
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17. I will
We're staying on Half Moon Bay and the Yal-Ku lagoon is walking distance so we'll probably skip Xel-ha. I'm also looking at going snorkling in one of the cenotes. Too much to do and not enough time, and we're supposed to be relaxing too.
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:37 PM
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19. Thanks so much, New Yorker! Great photos... I'll share them with my husband...
In peace,

Radio Lady in Oregon
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:41 PM
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21. thanks Radio Lady!
hope he enjoys them :D
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:40 PM
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20. Those are GREAT
I have not had to oppotunity to visit Tulom, although I have been to other major Maya center like Chichen Itza, Tikal, and Caracol, and a number of smaller ones like Altun Ha and Lamanai.

Thank you for sharing!
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:42 PM
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22. Oh wow, we can trade
Ive only got to see Tulum! ;)

Thanks for enjoying them :hi:
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Tyrone Slothrop (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:43 PM
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23. I was there in March
It's absolutely gorgeous.

I especially liked the little beach down the stairs.

Did you get a chance to go to any of the other ruins while you were there?
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:45 PM
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24. Yea, it was super crowded!
no, these were the only ruins I got to see
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Jan-04-07 02:57 PM
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25. Great pics!
Thanks for sharing! Looks like you had a good time there. :hi:
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:58 PM
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27. Thanks Wesley!
I did :hi:
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petersond DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 02:58 PM
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26. Very, beautiful pictures, :)
Sure looks like you had a great time :hi:
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 03:00 PM
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28. Oh I did
:evilgrin:

Thanks petersond! :hi:
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 03:12 PM
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29. My wife and I visited Tulum on our honeymoon.
It was a terrific lesson in the everyday lives of the Mayan moneyed elite.
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 03:14 PM
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30. how magical
:hi:
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 03:27 PM
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31. There was even more magic that night when we visited Carlos & Charlie's
in Cozumel.

:party: :bounce: :toast: :beer: :toast: :beer: :toast: :beer: :toast: :bounce: :party:
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Jan-05-07 12:24 AM
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46. .
:evilgrin:
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 03:29 PM
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32. Tulum is beautiful, also on honeymoon, also Chichen Itza,
and that lagoon with all the tropical fish just north of Tulum.

Stayed in Playacar.

Great trip.
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 11:54 PM
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39. I was just north of Playa Del Carmen
Its a beautiful place for a honeymoon :D
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 03:47 PM
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33. wow! great pics!
isn't mexico wonderful!

and i love the maya ruins.

the ocean is so beautiful there.

i'm glad you had fun -- the way life should be, eh?
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 11:55 PM
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40. definitly the way it should be
:)

I only wish i got to see more ruins when i was there
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 04:32 PM
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34. nice pictures!
:hi:
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 11:55 PM
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41. thanks
:loveya:
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 04:38 PM
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35. Spectacular images, MAHNY!
A fascinating trip, I'm sure, and what a treat it is to view your photos. Thanks for sharing! :hi:

Happy New Year to you! :toast:
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 11:56 PM
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42. It is my pleasure to share
:D

Happy New Year to u u4ic! :hi:
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 05:09 PM
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36. Meh. I don't see a carport.
Just kidding! Those are fabulous pics. You must have had a great time!
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 11:56 PM
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43. LOL, i just didn't post the pictures of it
:rofl:

:hi:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 05:12 PM
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37. Awesome pics!
:hi: :hug:

Hope you had a good time!
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 11:57 PM
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44. oh you bet idea
:evilgrin:

thanks Bigwill! Hope your doing good! long time no see :hug:
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Jan-04-07 05:32 PM
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38. Here are some of my own Tulum pictures.
prolesunited & I got married near there.







Here's an iguana that we saw in Tulum:



True story: We have more pictures of iguanas than we have of ourselves, aside from the wedding pictures. I like lizards.
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-04-07 11:57 PM
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45. Those are great! love the iguana!
:thumbsup:

:hi:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Jan-05-07 01:26 AM
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47. My dear MAHNY!
Oh, these are wonderful! So vivid and sharp!

You have done an exquisite job of photographing all these wonderful monuments....

I just love them!

And how right you are......no montage is complete without a great new pic of you!

Thank you, sweetie! :hug:
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Jan-05-07 01:32 AM
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48. thank you for the kind words Peggy
I tried to put up some of the best shots :D

and Im so glad you enjoyed them :loveya:
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-06-07 01:31 PM
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49. shalmeless self-kick
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50. what a beautiful place
what i remember most are the butterflies fluttering over the grounds, the guide told us that they were the souls of the ancient mayans, although i suppose he was making it up, since i think the butterfly was the soul in ancient greece

oh, and you never forget that blue blue water

wish i could find my pix, it's been a few years
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MadAsHellNewYorker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Jan-06-07 02:33 PM
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51. The guide mentioned that the Mayans did believe in reincarnation
but for the upper class it was human, and the lower class it was animal.

but we didn't have many butterflies or really any for that matter :(
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