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Yaxchilan: The most inaccessible archeological site in Mexico
Over the river and through the woods to Ix K’ab’al Xoc’s palace we go!
Yaxchilan was a large and important Maya city situated along the Usumacinta River which today forms the border between Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas. First settled in the pre-classic era, it became a strong regional power controlling trade along the river. A single dynasty ruled it for almost 400 years over the course of 19 kings and queens, who recorded their exploits on stone lintels scattered throughout the city. Join me as I search for these lintels deep in the jungle, and examine some of the most interesting buildings in Yaxchilan.
Oh, and I meant to say "thirteen hundred years ago" not "thirteen thousa...
Yaxchilan was a large and important Maya city situated along the Usumacinta River which today forms the border between Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas. First settled in the pre-classic era, it became a strong regional power controlling trade along the river. A single dynasty ruled it for almost 400 years over the course of 19 kings and queens, who recorded their exploits on stone lintels scattered throughout the city. Join me as I search for these lintels deep in the jungle, and examine some of the most interesting buildings in Yaxchilan.
Oh, and I meant to say "thirteen hundred years ago" not "thirteen thousa...
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The Ancient Maya Ruins in Cancun
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Nowadays Cancun is a beach resort getaway, but it's built on top of ancient ruins. In this episode I will examine those ruins, as well as the museum of cancun, and explain which other sites are near Cancun that can be easily visited. Get out of the resort and learn about the ancient Maya!
Tulum: A Lovely Maya Pyramid on the Edge of the Sea
Просмотров 18 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Tulum is mostly known as a resort destination these days, but it is also home to a significant archeological site, which is also the third most popular site in Mexico.
A Zoo Built on top of Ancient Pyramids
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I had originally hoped to make an entirely different video about some of the many dozens of pyramids which exist in Lima but was foiled in my attempt by being there on the wrong day of the week. Nevertheless, I think that what I found was quite interesting.
Observing a Solar Eclipse at an Ancient Maya Pyramid
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Edzná (House of the Itzá) 19.5969381, -90.2296018 One of the largest and most impressive ancient Maya cities in the Yucatán peninsula, Edzná was first settled in the preclassic period around 600 BC and flourished as a major local hub throughout the Classic period, being abandoned at the time of Spanish colonization. It is considered to be one of the most important Maya astronomical observation ...
Qorikoncha - The Lost Temple at the Center of the Inca World
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-13.5204654, -71.9755651 The Qorikancha was the center of the world according to the Inca religion, and it divided the Inca Empire into four administrative regions and 365 religious regions. Before the Spanish conquest it was filled with gold and held the sacred golden disc of the sun god Inti. It was converted into a monastery by the Spanish but has been partially restored.
Izamal: The Largest Maya Pyramid in Yucatán
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Izamal (The City of Izamna) 20.9373° N, 89.0166° W Izamal is one of of the oldest and most interesting ancient cities in Yucatán. Although it was first settled in the pre-classic period, its largest structures were built in the 4th to 6th centuries during the classic period. It was still inhabited continuously throughout the postclassic period, and remained an important religious center until t...
Ek Balam: City of the Black Jaguar
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Ek Balam (Black Jaguar) 20.8923° N, 88.1359° W This ancient Maya city was once a regional capital and is home to one of the most impressive sets of artwork in the northern Yucatán peninsula. Founded early on in the middle pre-classic period and lasting until the classic collapse, this site features many architectural styles, but is unique for the details of its preserved stucco carvings upon th...
Sayil: An Ancient Palace Deep in the Jungle
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Sayil (Zayi) 20.1781897° N, -89.6518401° W Yucatec Maya Likely first settled in the late classic period (600-900 CE), this site shows many of the elements of Puuc architecture and the cult of Kukulkan which were common in the Terminal Classic period (900-1000 CE). While most of Maya civilization was collapsing in the southern regions, Sayil briefly flourished in this time, before also collapsin...
Acanceh: Faces of Gods
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Acanceh (The Cry of the Deer) 20.8131497, -89.4524755 Yucatec Maya Inhabited since at least the pre-classic period (600-150 BCE). Fluorescence in the classic period, beginning around 150 AD, showing influence from Teotihuacan following that city’s conquest of the Peten region in the 4th century. Strong architectural connections to the Peten indicate that this may have been an early site of the ...
Dzibilchaltún: The scorching hot ancient city
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The older version of this video was mistakenly uploaded in a low quality video format. Oops! Dzibilchaltun (The Place of the Carved Stones) 21.0924° N, 89.5961° W Yucatec Maya Inhabited since at least the pre-classic period (900-600 BCE). Fluorescence in the classic period, beginning around 150 AD, peaking as a regional capital around the 7th or 8th century. Largely abandoned in the 10th centur...
Aké: Is this ancient Maya city tiny or enormous?
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An ancient city of the classic period in the Maya northern Yucatan region, Aké was a tremendously large city for its time and was built with megalithic architecture. Currently overbuilt by a rope factory and hacienda, it is not far from Merida yet remains one of the least visited sites in all of Mexico.
Pahñu: An early Xajay pyramid from the time of Teotihuacan
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Hello! This is an old video of mine, before I had a proper selfie stick or even a microphone at all, so it's a but rough around the edges but it's still quite interesting. I will be posting some very interesting and more highly polished and better filmed videos soon, so stay tuned!
Teotihuacan: The Magnificent Ancient City in Central Mexico
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Teotihuacan was one of the most impressive cities of the ancient world. Although it was founded several centuries before the year 0, and was inhabited till after the year 700, its main years of occupation were from the years 0 till 500, at which point it was ritually burnt and largely abandoned. A thousands years later the Aztecs would worship at Teotihuacan, and Moctezuma II, the Aztec king in...
Cuicuilco: A Round Pyramind destroyed by a Volcano
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Located in the middle of Mexico City and formerly situated on the edge of Lake Texcoco, Cuicuilco is one of the oldest settlements in the region of Central Mexico. It was home to a civilization that worshipped volcanoes, and when it was ultimately destroyed by a volcano, the survivors fled to the city of their rivals on the other side of the lake, Teotihuacan. Although it is poorly studied, in ...
Mitla: The Sacred Zapotec City of the Underworld
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Mitla: The Sacred Zapotec City of the Underworld
Cañada de la Virgen: a restricted access desert pyramid
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Cañada de la Virgen: a restricted access desert pyramid
El Cerrito: Natural hot springs and the huge pyramid
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El Cerrito: Natural hot springs and the huge pyramid
Climbing The Stairs of Death at Huayna Picchu (VERTIGO WARNING)
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Climbing The Stairs of Death at Huayna Picchu (VERTIGO WARNING)
Yagul: A labyrinthine Zapotec fortress
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Yagul: A labyrinthine Zapotec fortress
Monte Alban: the Massive Mountaintop Capital of the Zapotecs
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Monte Alban: the Massive Mountaintop Capital of the Zapotecs
A frozen waterfall, an ancient irrigation system, and the widest tree on earth
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A frozen waterfall, an ancient irrigation system, and the widest tree on earth
San Jose Mogote: The Oldest Zapotec Pyramid
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San Jose Mogote: The Oldest Zapotec Pyramid
Is it safe to drive a rental car here from Palenque to catch a boat to Yaxchilan or are there many road blocks and dangerous criminals?
Because it is near the border there are lots of security checkpoints, including the military and local authorities, and I have read that sometimes they can be annoying for travelers. Also the road can be foggy and strewn with fallen trees, and there are lots of big trucks driving like maniacs, and not many places to get food or gas. It would be a stressful drive for someone who is unfamiliar with the area. I definitely advise getting a ride with a tour bus from Palenque, there is a good company next to the bus station. There are some without tour guides so you can still explore yourself. Save your nerves and energy for the ancient city.
Humans came to earth about 65 million years ago, they landed in the Yucatan.
@@maalf1304 This site is located in Oaxaca, but I do have a playlist of other sites in the Yucatan.
@@pyramidreview8664 The Olmec were the first humans... that's why some look Asian, some look African.
@@maalf1304 I was thinking about filming a video about the Olmec heads, I'm trying to figure out how to visit them.
@@pyramidreview8664 The Wixárika, also known as the Huichol, are an Indigenous people of Mexico. They are the oldest surviving culture in Mexico and live in the Sierra Madre Occidental range... they look like the Olmec
I need to do this tour Awesome dude 🫵😤 see you soon Machu Picchu PERU God bless ✝️✝️✝️
A wonderful tour. Thank you for braving the elements--mosquito-borne diseases, a hornet's nest, snakes, extreme heat and humidity, and of course the precipitous terrain (partly created by the monuments themselves)--so that we can enjoy this magnificent site from the comfort of our homes. Speaking of, I wonder what these Mayan living spaces might have looked like back in the day, festooned with sculptures and other art when these powerful rulers lived in them. Also, I love how you have the manner of someone giving a tour of his hometown, like he's lived there all his life, when showing these exotic places almost forgotten by time. Thanks for bringing us along.
@@joepup8348 Thank you so much, that's exactly what I was trying to do
thank you for this
Parallel universe eclipses
Great stuff!
I am planing a trip to the area late in 2025 and this is now on my "must see" list. You fill the video with enough information that your presentation is one of the best. Please keep on your journey and keep the videos coming. Thank you for all your efforts.
Thank you for your video. I just visited Ek Balam with my family. I was amazed by the tomb of the jaguar king.
@@chrisbarton2779 It's truly impressive
La Danta is the largest Maya pyramid and the largest pyramid in the world
Yes but it is in Peten, not Yucatan.
Fascinating, I can hardly look away.
The liquid mercury aspect has always intrigued me when it was first discovered. The mausoleum of china’s first emperor, which I’m sure you have heard of, is suspected of having liquid mercury within underground chambers. Do you believe this is a coincidence, that two different civilizations separated by an entire ocean, had liquid mercury chambers within its pyramidal structures?
Awesome video!!!!
Love your page man.
No dude, the stucco is not original at Mitla. And you can tell that by looking at older pictures of the site. So I can't watch the rest of your video because that makes me wonder what else you got wrong. 😑
@@bonjamaste1984 Do you mean the grecas? Those are built of stacked dry stone, not made of stucco, and as this photo book shows they’ve been the same for 100 years. archive.org/details/mitla/page/n3/mode/2up If you look at the earlier photos of Desiré Charnay (some of the earliest photos of the site from 1859), it looks the same.
Thanks for sending the link to the little book! No I'm not talking about the grecas.
@@bonjamaste1984 If you mean the lintel paintings, the originals of those are also still in situ. www.academia.edu/37425707/Mitla_Lintel_Painting_of_the_Arroyo_Group_pdf
No I don't mean the lintel paintings! STUCCO. Just what I said, and just what he said in the video.
@ The red stucco? Also original, likely made of cinnabar and well preserved because it was buried in a landslide in the 1400’s and only excavated in the 20th century, which I explain towards the end of the video. www.loc.gov/item/2021636568/ emuseum.mfah.org/objects/31079/mitla-ruins-oaxaca
Recently discovered your channel! You bring so much knowledge and insights on these ancient cities! Keep up the good work, looking forward to more content!
Love the Bladerunner intro lol
5:07 I can't help but wonder if those hills in the distance may also be Pyramids that have yet to be excavated.
Have been there and Bonampak in 1992. We arrived, visited and slept in Yaxchilan in tents. Before dinner we washed at the river and I jumped from a boat in. The current took me and I could just grap the end of that boat when I came up. After lunch a French teacher asked the guide Manuel, who lived at that place and who's family cooked for us, if he might visit it again in the morning. Wolfgang and I asked if we could come with him and so, in earliest morning we went up there and in one minute we all lost each other, were alone and felt magical eternity (I never forgot that), The place was way less cleaned and more jungle. Thank you for bringing me back there. I wish all a happy 2025 even if times become more difficult.
1,300 not 13,000 years ago. "Its useful as a sundial" Its also useful as a back scratching post.
I like your hat
Thank you that was a great tour. Those pumice walls/faces as you climbed to the top of the pyramid were interesting and it seemed the same colour as the fire ant mounds. I guess it was an old ocean uplift or some such. Easy to excavate for the early people.
When he walked into the pyramid and said "I don't have a flashlight" I died 💀💀💀
Say the exact location! Do not try to hide it.
It's the archeological zone of Yaxchilan, in Chiapas. I included numerous maps and instructions about how to reach it in the video. It's in both the title and the description.
I would suggest not showing exact locations to archeological sites that are not well protected by the Mexican government. As many tourist, particularly Americans are known to take artifacts back to their home
@Travelsandmore333 This is an official site, anyone can go there. It is protected and maintained by the national institute of anthropology and history, and it is guarded.
Why would u go unprepared??no light....😂
I can't think of a better way to honor the original inhabitants than incorporating a Zoo on this site.
Let me go exploring without a flashlight. Heavy duty planning.
Bless those baby cheeks. 🫠
I live in Sonora and i never imagined a pyramid of that style in a landscape that that looks familiar to me like on this one but of course it was built during a different time, great video.
Great Tour ! Thank you so much for sweating up all those steps! This is a not well known Maya site. You did a wonderful job taking us through it !! Grateful ❤
its pretty wild to assume that those fine polished stones were done by the Inca civilization
Dude I'm worried about you. Did you have your blood pressure taken before doing this?
The cheesy background music of this "documentary" lost me (sadly) in the first 60 seconds.
I’m so jealous of your amazing adventure but also grateful that you shared it. I’m too old now to do things like this but I’m extremely interested in the ancient Americans! I’m glad I stumbled on your video ❤
Can anyone make this visit? Or special permits or permission?
Like I said, it was closed off for a while but it's open again and anyone can go. The city of Frontera Corozal and the surrounding area has security checkpoints and military checkpoints. They are fine with tourists, and it's possible to go with guided tours, or just with tour agency transport, which I highly advise. I have heard that it can be tricky if you attempt to go by car yourself
Excellent report! Subscribing. I was at Sayil in September 1995 and there was nobody there, looks much the same now. Watch out for those wasps! I got stung on the earlobe by one at Uxmal and it hurt for weeks. I look forward to checking out your other videos.
Thank you for a concise tour of beautiful ancient civilization !!!
Reminds me of RUclips videos from the early 2010s,good stuff
Thank you for sharing. One of the best trips I ever took was visiting yaxchilan and bonampak. I bought the tour in Palenque. It was well worth it.
Excellent documentary tour. That closing 60 seconds was interesting.
@@outcastoffoolgara Those were found inside the pyramid, alongside all kinds of other interesting things. I could do an entire episode about that.
I went to there in 1974 and the church was yellow then.
I was on a archeiological mexican tour by car in 1977 with a buddy , we were in the palenque area and wanted so much to see Yaxchuilan. however the car was low tio the ground and we were warned that it was almost not accessible by car much less our low to the ground car, we were very sad to have driven all the way from the NYC area to not be able to see this then even renowned site. so this excellent video gave us a good view even if we could never get to there ourselves, back then Palenque, the best preserved and fasinating of the sites, was very well isolated . we could imagine what Yaxchilan offered,. thanks so much for the excellent tour, though only partial, ragards, R
Let's fill the empty spaces with state-of-the-art replicas.…down to micrometre or something. Plus, everything should be stacked and made up with one big garden with chia pet-like planted moss
Who goes pyramid hunting without a flashlight???
Brah…. Really you don’t have a light? You travel way out there without a light… man what about a candle better yet doesn’t your camera have a light?
EXCELLENT ! Thank so much, I just visited a few days ago and I was so mesmerized, this is very educational.
Your videos are fantastic!
@@Anonymous-ip4qx Thank you!
This is crazy, I actually have been there, around the early 2010's, a local took us there on his boat, there were still artifacts laying around everywhere, amazing to see this documentary. 😮 Subbed man, great stuff, Yaxchilan was amazing when I went, pristine!!!
@@mammon310 Awesome! It is a very special place indeed
Imagine how colorful and how lively it would have been back in the day. Gorgeous site, thank you for sharing🎉
My next video will be exactly about how colorful it was, good thinking!
@pyramidreview8664 subscribing now so I don't miss a thing!
🎊 @ 2:20 you said “13,000 years ago.” I think you meant 1300 years ago.
Yes, correct.