1 hour drive from Xpujil to the turnoff.

Entrance to the Biosphere Reserve.

2 hour drive through on curvy and bumpy dirt road.

Fox.

Limestone dust looks like snow.

Pheasant.

Controlled one-lane traffic.

Site entrance.

Calakmul means "two adjacent mounds".



Finally here! Now at least 30 min jungle walk to the ruins.

Plaza Central.

Structure 8.

Structure 4A.



Structure 4B.

Around 120 stelae have been found, so far.

Structure 4C.

14 stelae fronted Structure 4.

Structure 6.



Original red paint after more than 1300 years.

Structure 7.

24 m (79 ft) high.



The hill in the background is actually a pyramid.

View of the huge Structure 2.

Structure 5 is surrounded by 10 stelae.



Monkey.



Structure 2.

The crown jewel of Calakmul.

45 m (148 ft) high.

Large Olmec-style stucco masks.





Stela 43, dated 514 AD, second oldest at the site.





You think you are at the top...

...but there is another pyramid!

View of Structure 7.

View of Structure 3.

View of the Grand Acropolis.

Top level, finally.

View of Structure 1.

Structure 3.

Structure 1.



40 m (132 ft) high.



Stelae of nobles and rulers are everywhere.

Small Chik Naab Acropolis.





Rare remaining wall painting of rulers and captives.

Woodpecker.

Chan Chiich residential area.

Watch your step...

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