Sunday, May 10, 2015

10 de Mayo: Blog from Ashley

Hello from Guatemala!

Yesterday we went to the Mayan ruins of Takalik Abaj. It was amazing to see. The Mayans as a civilization are sensational. They had incredible stone etchings which were more permanent than writing on paper. Their etchings were drawings of various animals, people of higher powers, and numbers. They would align certain rocks, etchings, and pyramids to coincide with the planets and the universe. What amazed me the most was that there was a rock with feet imprinted into it.  A priest would have to stand exactly where the feet were in order to make sure the stars and planets were aligned. The feet were perfectly etched into the stone as if someone had just stood there. It was just so crazy to think that a Mayan priest stood right were we were thousands of years ago. Thinking we were standing where the Mayans stood was just mind boggling. 

Love to home,


Ashley Seigal

1 comment:

  1. You are experiencing what most of us only see in textbooks! How lucky!

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