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Gay Travelers Magazine Visits El Rey Mayan Ruins in Cancun, Mexico
Gay Travelers Magazine Visits El Rey Mayan Ruins in Cancun, Mexico
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
We spent a week at an all-inclusive resort in Cancun, Mexico. We were delighted to discover a Mayan ruins just down the street. The El Rel archeological site is the perfect place for an easy walk through ancient Mayan history. Admission was only $3.00 U.S.
By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
We spent a week at an all-inclusive resort in Cancun, Mexico. We were delighted to discover a Mayan ruins just down the street. The El Rel archeological site is the perfect place for an easy walk through ancient Mayan history. Admission was only $3.00 U.S.
El Rey means The King. It was named El Rey because of the discovery of a sculpture of a human face crowned with an elaborate headdress. The headdress is now safely guarded and on display at the Archaeological Museum of Cancún.
The inhabitants of the El Rey worked as fishermen and in salt extraction between the years 200 and 1200 AD. .
Later, more residents arrived from the Yucatan Peninsula,
The structures that can currently be seen at El Rey date from 1300 and 1500 AD.
Later, more residents arrived from the Yucatan Peninsula,
The structures that can currently be seen at El Rey date from 1300 and 1500 AD.
El Rey was one of the most important trading ports on the coast.
After the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the sixteenth century, El Rey was abandoned by the Mayans.
After the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the sixteenth century, El Rey was abandoned by the Mayans.
El Rey offers 47 structures and remnants of a mural painting with representations of Mayan deities and Mayan symbols.
Archeologists believe these buildings served as temples and residences for Mayans of high status.
Archeologists believe these buildings served as temples and residences for Mayans of high status.
Iguanas are everywhere at El Rey! They peek out from hideaways in the ruins and sun themselves on the top of just about every structure.
After our El Rey Mayan ruins visit, we walked just a couple of blocks to the beautiful Playa Delfines Beach. This gorgeous beach has restrooms, showers, cabanas and police both on site and driving the beach on ATV's.
For more El Rey information, visit http://mundomaya.travel/en/arqueologia-maya/item/el-rey.html or http://www.mayantourismguide.com/el-rey-ruins/
We enjoyed our visit to El Rey. There were no crowds and no souvenir salespeople. It was very easy to take our time and explore at our own pace.
We enjoyed our visit to El Rey. There were no crowds and no souvenir salespeople. It was very easy to take our time and explore at our own pace.
Gay travelers can find a Guide To Gay Cancun at http://everythingplayadelcarmen.com/gay-cancun/
Article and photos by Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong
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