Folks,
Okay, here's are some shots from my Thanksgiving trip to Cancun.
<IMG SRC='http://usera.imagecave.com/pcmodem/Cancun/CocoBongo1.jpeg'> Coco Bongo, the best club we hit in Cancun :drink:
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Kukulcan Pyramid in Chichen Itza, the ancient Maya capital
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Sitting atop the Kukulcan Pyramid, looking at the Temple of the Warriors
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The lagoon at Xcaret, an ecological resort on the Caribbean. One of the most beautiful coastlines I've ever seen. :bow:
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Hanging with the sea turtles at Xcaret :thumbsup:
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Sunset at the beach of the Avalon Hotel on Isla Mujeres :woot:
Cancun was amazing, you simply must go! :say_cool:
-PCM
pcmodem wrote:<IMG SRC='http://usera.imagecave.com/pcmodem/Cancun/Castle-Warriors.jpeg'>
Sitting atop the Kukulcan Pyramid, looking at the Temple of the Warriors
Fascinating..... :applaud:
And another candid shot of a faceless PCM. :beaten:
Geezer wrote:Okay, so I'm looking at the picture of Kukulcan Pyramid in Chichen Itza, the ancient Maya capital, and I'm wondering...
Where's the door to the elevator?
The pyramid's only about 78 feet tall, you would have no trouble.
What's fascinating is the pyramid is a giant statue for predicting the seasons. It's orientation is toward magnetic north. On each of the 4 sides is a staircase with 91 steps.
91 x 4 = 364... + 1 (the platform) = 365 (ie, days in the year)
There's a statue atop the pyramid where the sun would crest upon during the equinox.
On the side of the pyramid you'll see terraces, with glyphs on the side, which correspond to the months and weeks.
-PCM
wow, cancun looks great! very similar to hawaii - minus all the pyramids and stuff. i can only dream of going there. at least it looks like you had a lot of fun....
bmwracer wrote:Sort of a worm's-eye view... Did you get decked or something?
And what's with the guy in the chicken suit?? :hehe: :hehe:
That was the performers stage. The ladies got up there to dance and hang with the reggae band, who did some great Bob Marley & the Wailers.
The dude in the chicken suit works for Senor Frog's, he was one of the many folks going around to try to get folks to do shots with him and get $$$ for tips.
-PCM