by FERENC IVANICS
This is the misterious ancient city: El Tajín. It kept most of its secrets from us: there was only a few English descriptions around the site.
The city was built by the Totonacs around the first century. Its most famous building is the temple of columns, with 365 windows. It has survived the past centuries in relatively good conditions. But you have to know that most of the city has been restored.
It was a nice experience, this is one of the most preserved archeological sites in Mexico, and the entry is free of charge. It’s a huge site, we needed quite some time to visit every building, but it was worth it. The city has a strange, powerful feel around it, and the buildings almost talk to you... that’s difficult to understand today.
There’s a ball court as well. We know only a few things for sure about the game, but it’s said that the loser team met their gods at the very same night they had lost the match. Speaking of gods, the city was named after the god of thunder, not sure why, maybe due to the frequent hurricanes around here. So, it was worth it, we reconnected with the ancient traditions.
2 comments:
awesome! reminds me of my recent trip to Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Understand what u mean by the "building talks to you"
How extraordinary! Thank you for sharing the sites/sights with me. I have never heard of these buildings or the place before.
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