↓ Joel, our guide at Chaachoben. ↓

↓ This site was closed due to hurricane damage until 3 weeks ago. ↓

↓ New grass bundles for roof repair; just delivered today ↓

↓ Palms recently shredded by Hurricane Dean ↓

↓ A small pyramid ↓

↓ Leaf–cutter ants ↓

↓ Looking through thinned tree tops at a mound — an unexcavated pyramid. ↓

↓ Joel telling us about the Chicle tree — these scarred from the harvesting slashes of previous decades. ↓

↓ The Allspice tree we got to sample. ↓

↓ Hurricane damage ↓

↓ Foundations from ancient homes ↓

↓ Strangler fig — common in the tropics. This is a big one. ↓

↓ A young Papaya tree with flower buds ↓

↓ Approaching a wall, partially excavated. ↓

↓ Walking along below the wall ↓

↓ Up the stairway to the platform this wall retains ↓

↓ View from this platform of the temple we looked at an hour ago. It is through the trees on the right. ↓

↓ View of the temple that rests on top of this platform. ↓

↓ Cut away view we saw when we returned down these steps; the unexcavated hillside to the left. ↓

↓ Viewing the stones — all the way up the face of this temple. ↓

↓ This fine line of stone slivers is how archeologists here mark the line between original vs re–constructed portions of the structure. ↓

↓ Sunset from the platform. ↓

↓ Finally, a bed for the night at Hotel Laguna Bacalar.
This is a view into our room from our balcony. ↓



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