Hormiguero.

About 30 min south from Xpujil, bumpy dirt road.



Hormiguero means "ant hill".

Structure 2 with 2 towers.

Feline masks on both sides.

Rounded corners.

Main door shaped like a giant mouth of the serpent God, Itzamna.

Serpent heads with teeth on both sides.

Massive teeth.

Arched doorways.

Nice stucco.

Vaulted chambers.





Structure 5.

Small pyramid.





Arched tunnel.

Structure 7.





Water reservoir.

Structure 6.

Xpuhil.

Xpuhil means "cat's tail".

Structure 4.



Structure 3.

Structure 2.

Structure 1.







Rio Bec style.





Steps with teeth.

Bats.



Fine rounded corners.

Original red paint still remains.

Chicanna.

Chicanna means "house of the serpent mouth".

All alone in the jungle...

Structure 20 is the tallest building at the site.

Masks of Chaac the nosed God of rain.

Top temple with roof comb.







Benches and sleeping areas.

Decorative miniature faces.

ooops.... well hello Mr Puma.



Structures 11 and 10 formed a 12 room palace.





Big snake skin.

Plaza.

Structure 1 with twin towers in classic Rio Bec style.

Structure 3.

Structure 2.

Giant Itzamna serpent mouth door.



Big teeth.

Serpent eye with remaining red paint.

Arched ceilings.

Structure 6.

Palace with perforated roof comb.



Stucco panels everywhere.

Original red paint.

Becan.

Becan had a moat and 7 bridges to enter the city.

Bridge entrance.

Structure 4.

Fine stonework.

Stela.

Vaulted passage.



Structure 8 at Central Plaza.



Structure 9, big pyramid.

32 m (105 ft) high.

Giant mask.



View of Structure 8.

Just jungle to the west.

Structure 10 at West Plaza.









Snake eyes.

Crazy kids from El Salvador.





Courtyard with many rooms.

Ball court.

Yaxche, the Maya tree of life perhaps.

Structure 1 from the rear.







East Plaza facing Structure 1.

Structure 2.



Structure 3.

The circular altar.

Structure 4.



View of Structure 2.





Top temples and rooms.

Even my driver Manuel is exhausted...

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