Our third stop in Mexico was Puerto Chiapas Here we took a bus into Tapachula for some shopping and sightseeing. 
We visited the Museum of Archaeology where there were a lot of Olmec and Mayan artifacts.
The city was a madhouse because they was construction on most of the main roads. This was construction different than anything I'd seen before. Nearly all of the digging, breaking down of the old road and transporting of debris was done by hand...as in without any fancy equipment, just shovels and wheelbarrows. Rough!
Behind Rob, to the left was the field that they thing was used for the infamous ball games.
This site was a lot smaller than the Tulum Mayan site we saw last year in Mexico, but I think it looks a lot better preserved.
This was a bit of an overcast day, but the hottest of the trip by far. We stayed here for an hour or so then headed back to the port for a little shopping before getting back on the ship.
This was our last stop in Mexico...next up, Guatemala!
The city was a madhouse because they was construction on most of the main roads. This was construction different than anything I'd seen before. Nearly all of the digging, breaking down of the old road and transporting of debris was done by hand...as in without any fancy equipment, just shovels and wheelbarrows. Rough!
Next up we rode out the the Izapa Mayan ruins site. This is where the Mayan calendar supposedly originated.
Behind Rob, to the left was the field that they thing was used for the infamous ball games.
We had a lot of 'king of the mountain' pictures, but will only make you look at a few of them.
This site was a lot smaller than the Tulum Mayan site we saw last year in Mexico, but I think it looks a lot better preserved.
This was a bit of an overcast day, but the hottest of the trip by far. We stayed here for an hour or so then headed back to the port for a little shopping before getting back on the ship.
This was our last stop in Mexico...next up, Guatemala!
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