Did you know that?...
• That the first person to see the great structures at El Mirador from the air was Charles Lindbergh? He reported having seen some strange and very tall mounds on his famous flight from Flores to the Yucatan in 1934...
• That Sylvannus G. Morley, of Carnegie Institute, was the first archaeologist to describe the site in 1937?
• That Carnegie Institute fielded a mission to El Mirador that arrived at the site in 1943?
• That Richard Hansen came as a student and started working on Structure 34 in the late 70's and that he has been working at the site ever since?
• That Structure 34, the most studied and iconic building at El Mirador, was originally oriented facing South, but that the Maya changed its façade to face North during the late Pre Classic Period? |
Aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh visited Guatemala in 1934 and reported having seen some unusual and large mounds in the area now knows as El Mirador, as he flew from Flores to the Yucatan... |
• That although El Mirador is a very ancient site, most likely the cradle of Maya civilization, it has been one of the last sites to be uncovered, studied and excavated by archaeologists?
• That apparently the Pre Classic Maya were very neat and orderly, while evidence at the site seems to suggest that their Classic descendants made trash pits, demolished structures and recycled materials to modify temples?
• That the Danta Pyramid Compex is the most massive structure built by man in ancient times?
• That El Mirador was the first "Political State" to be established in the American continent?
• That The Mirador- Rio Azul National Park is home to the largest population of jaguars in all of Central America?
In August it is not uncommon to see rainbows at El Mirador. On this picture an August sunset from El Tigre had the additional embelishment of the Full Moon!!!
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The original stucco that adorned The Jaguar Paw Temple lays right beneath the restored version visible on the surface today, the result of years of archaeological restoration & conservation.
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Sunsets from El Tigre pyramid will surely rank among the best you will ever enjoy in the course of your lifetime!!!
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