Who Built Uxmal?

jshaya May 26, 2011
How ruinous should a ruin be?  As I visited Uxmal, I noticed the contrast between the ruins that Stephens described (and lived in) and those that I saw. The stones used to be a jumble, but today the monuments are … Continue reading →
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Who owns the Maya (Part 5)

jhayward May 26, 2011
Plaque at the entrance to Uxmal informing us that in 1976, the government of the state of Yucatan gave these “installations” to the INAH (Instituto Nacional de Antropologia y Historia):
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Who Owns the Maya (Part 4)

jshaya May 26, 2011
Up to this time our course had been before the wind.  Our journey from Merida had again been a sort of triumphal procession.  We had been passed from hacienda to hacienda, till we fell into the hospitable hands of Don … Continue reading →
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Romancing the Maya: Uxmal and the American past

jhayward May 26, 2011
As soon as we entered the grounds of Uxmal, we stopped.  This first sight of the Pyramid of the Magician was so much more. . .well, magical than anything we had seen so far.  In fact, the best term to … Continue reading →
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Makhteshim Country: A Future UNESCO Geopark?

Mark Wilson May 26, 2011
MITZPE RAMON–Our colleague Yoav Avni of the Geological Survey of Israel is part of a movement to declare the Negev Desert around the three major makhteshim a Geopark cataloged by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). A … Continue reading →
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A Tornado, Thunderstorms and a Tail wind

Moledina May 26, 2011
Best made plans have to sometimes wait. Three of us are en route to Bangalore waiting at different airports for our flights to take off. As we wait for our planes to take off, a tornado has decimated Joplin, Missouri … Continue reading →
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The Hacienda, Revolution, and the Drug War

jshaya May 26, 2011
Stephens wrote about the treatment of Indians working on Haciendas like the one where we went to the spa: Early in the morning we were roused by loud bursts of music in the church.  The cura was giving them the … Continue reading →
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The Museo Regional de Yucatán

jshaya May 26, 2011
Why travel in the footsteps of Stephens and Catherwood or anyone else, for that matter?  I think footsteps add historical depth to a journey.  They help us think about the space between the past and the present. Others have felt … Continue reading →
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Unadvertised Ritual at Hacienda Chichén Itzá

pfrese May 26, 2011
As we ventured into the “Nature Reserve” on the Hacienda’s grounds we crossed an old road leading to a small hill on top of which perched the Hacienda’s ancient 16th century Catholic chapel. Obviously there had been a fiesta recently, … Continue reading →
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Who Owns the Maya? (Part 3)

jshaya May 26, 2011
March 29, 2010: The state of Yucatan buys Chichen Itza for 17.6 million U.S. dollars. http://www.americanegypt.com/feature/sold.htm
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