A Visit to Iximche
Last Saturday, I visited my first Mayan ruin site in Guatemala. A group of 18 of us from school embarked at 7:30am to go to the Iximche ruins in Tecpan. I’ve been to Maya sites before, in Mexico—Chichen Itza, Coba, and Tulum—but this was my first trip in Guatemala. The day was beautiful, the ruin site surrounded by trees and a cool breeze. We had a great guide named Alexis, who had good English, but I think once he found out Kelly and Jane have good Spanish, he relaxed and spoke more Spanish, letting them translate more than he would have had to. But that’s just my opinion. Iximche, Tecpan, Guatemala Alexis had some very interesting bits to share about the city and its customs. The first thing I learned: the Maya made their steps tall and narrow so that one would be forced to go up them sideways, ensuring that one’s back was never turned to the sun located behind the steps. (This made me think back to the many, many tal...