Less than a 10 - minute drive or a 25 - minute uphill walk from the town of San Ignacio, the 2 - acre Mayan
ruin site called Cahal Pech makes for pleasant morning or afternoon trip.
Not exact matches
In May 2013, Carolyn Beauchesne, a blogger who runs a
site called Lululemon Addict, wrote that «Day has
ruined everything special about Lululemon.
For most visitors, it's a one - day trip while visiting the so -
called «Cultural Triangle,» which also includes the massive
ruined city of Anuradhapura, capital of Sri Lanka from the third century BC to 993 AD, Polonnaruwa, the island's second capital, and many other cultural
sites.
In addition to the pyramidal Mayan
ruins you're most likely familiar with, there's also an interesting archeological
site in the area
called Actun Tunichil Muknal.
They were the perfect people to bump into, because they were near the end of their trip and had some great suggestions for us and even told us about a fourth
ruin site we didn't know about
called Ek Balam.
Both of these trail segments meet above the Inca
ruins of Patallaqta (sometimes
called Llaqtapata), a
site used for religious and ceremonial functions, crop production, and housing for soldiers from the nearby hilltop
site of Willkaraqay, an ancient pre-Inca
site first inhabited around 500 BC.
Whilst walking amongst the
ruins it is often possible to hear the eerie
calls of howler monkeys echoing from the jungle, giving an added dimension to this magnificent
site.
After we reach the camp and after lunch we will visit our last Inca
ruins called Wiñay WAyna (forever young) is the most spectacular Inca
site on the trail, for sure after Machu Picchu.