Tour a Mayan Ruin

“It’s barely 9am and it’s already sweltering. Even though my wide-brimmed hat is ridiculously Indiana Jones, I’m happy for it. Gregorio tells us to drink lots of water and find lots of shade – it’ll only get worse. [...] The grounds are amazingly expansive and the number of structures and ruins is a bit overwhelming. The architecture is purely impressive. To think that a civilization could build something so exact, so precise, and with so much detail that long ago is astounding. It’s truly a magical place. When we arrived at El Castillo our tour group was the only one there.”

“As soon as we had our tickets we shooted past all the other tourists and made our way to the big pyramid to get a tourist-free photo. [...] While walking around we could see lots of Mexicans setting up their small, wooden souvenir booths along the walking trails. At some stage it was just too much! The ruins itself were very well maintained and I was impressed by the amount of pillars that are still preserved.”