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By Sue Lavene
The next time you go to Mexico, you might want to go see some of the many Mayan ruins found around the country. You can even plan your trip around this theme; there are lots of ruins. What has amazed me is that even though they seem the same, they are located in different surroundings which make each one a different experience.
The walled city of Tulum in Quintana Roo was especially memorable because of its majestic perch on top of a cliff over the Caribbean. Hilly Uxmal was once one of the largest Mayan cities in the Yucatan Peninsula. On the road to Palenque, the lush jungle-surrounded ruins in the state of Chiapas to the south, you must stop at the Misol-Ha and Agua Azul waterfalls and buy a coconut milk served right in the coconut.
Also located in the state of Yucatan are the ruins of Chichen Itza or "the sacred city of the Itza" in Maya, which were seen as among the most important site of the Mayan culture. Probably the most widely photographed building on this site is "El Castillo" or Kulkukan's Pyramid with its geometrical edges.
Considered by some to be the mother city of the Maya because of its long history is Dzibilchaltun, also located in the Yucatan, near Merida.
Go to the ruins at sunset and you'll be able to see a lights and sound show that will show an imprint on your mind forever.
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