http://mayans.blogdrive.com/ Mayans Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:10:27 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Destinations http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/27.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:05:26 GMT This Maya woman is from San Antonio, on the shore of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. She wears the distinctive style of clothing from that village, including her finely woven striped blouse (huipil) and the "christmas ornament" gold necklace. This photo catches just a hint of her gold-edged front teeth as well. More photos of the Mayan people. http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=27 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/26.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:14:02 GMT -- from archer10 This tunnel is inside a Temple (structure 34) at El Mirador, in the northern region of Peten, Guatemala, about 20 miles from the Mexican border. El Mirador is one of the largest early Maya cities, abandoned around 300 BC. More Guatemala photos.Technorati Tags: Maya, pyramid, Guatemala, Central America http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=26 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/25.html Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:04:48 GMT -- from roger_jen This is the Maya stela "H", at the Copan ruins in Honduras, near the border with Guatemala. Copan was a Maya city of artists and sculptors that was abandoned around 900 AD."This magnificent stela depicts Waxaklahun-Ubah-K'awil in the role of the Maize God as he danced at Creation. In the Classic-period story of Creation, the Maize Gods are the central characters in the drama that explains the processes of death and rebirth through confrontation with the Lords of Death in Xibalba. Classic-period imagery shows the Maize Gods being reborn from a snake, growing... (more) http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=25 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/24.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:07:16 GMT -- from karenadoan This young Maya girl is walking Lake Atitlan. Her distinctive style of clothing identify her as beening from San Antonio Palopo, Guatemala. More Lake Atitlan photos. Technorati Tags: Maya, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=24 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/23.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:45:34 GMT -- from ali eminov This young Maya girl, from Santiago Atitlan, is selling her crafts to the tourists on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America. Such a beautiful place!Technorati Tags: Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=23 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/22.html Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:43:49 GMT This Maya painting depicts the market in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America.More Maya photographs.Technorati Tags: Maya, Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=22 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/21.html Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:44:32 GMT -- from jen_hennessy04 This lake is the site of Mayan rituals. The legend goes that a long time ago this lake was located elsewhere, but because the Mayans abused it, god moved it. They had to have some kind of ceremony asking god where it was. He told them and they found it here in a crater on top of a volcano. Lucky. More Guatemala photos.Technorati Tags: Maya, Guatemala, Central America http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=21 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/20.html Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:01:52 GMT -- from rachelgrace@sbcglobal.n et Here's something few tourists ever see: An altar, inside a Mayan prayer site above Aguas Amargas, Guatemala, in Central America.More Maya photos.Technorati Tags: Maya, Guatemala, Central America http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=20 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/18.html Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:44:03 GMT -- from funkyknitwit This is one of the ancient Maya stela at Tikal, Guatemala, in Central America. Tikal had a population of 150,000 until it was abandoned around 900 AD.More Maya photos.Technorati Tags: Maya, ruins, Tikal, Guatemala, Central America http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=18 http://mayans.blogdrive.com/archive/16.html Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:56:24 GMT -- from Wright Reading These Mayan men are the "Hombres de Valor", brave men, in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, in Central America. They perform their daring feats once each year, at the annual fair, celebrating the birthday of the patron saint of the town. Saint Tomas' birthday is around December 21st. Don't miss it!More Mayan photographs.Technorati Tags: Maya, Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Central America http://mayans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=16