WANDERLUST LEGENDARY CULTURE
The Magnificent Maya
Celebrating the brilliance of a people often overlooked
In 2017, John and Anel Ryan sold everything they owned to travel the world as house sitters. Barefoot Diary chronicles how they did it, things they got right, things they screwed up, and the ongoing adventures that occur daily along the journey. Photos are by John. Words are by Anel.
March 10, 2018 ~ Mexico, Belize & Guatemala
Deep within the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and surrounding areas) lie the legendary temples and palaces of the Maya. By the time Europe was trying to figure out things during the Dark Ages, the Mayans had already charted the heavens, designed and constructed huge cities, evolved the only true writing system native to the Americas, as well as mastered mathematics and calendars. And they did all this without the advantage of metal tools, beasts of burden or even the wheel!
The vast city-states they built, had an astonishing degree of architectural perfection and variety. Their legacy in stone has survived in a spectacular fashion at places such as Chacchoben, Kohunlich, Dzibanche, Kinichna and Cahal Pech and many, many others.
