We visited the colonial town of Izamal today, just 40 minutes from Hacienda San Jose. Taylor joined us. We ate lunch in Izamal, then explored the convent built on top of an ancient Mayan temple. We took a horse drawn carriage ride through town, stopping at several Mayan pyramids. Izamal is a yellow town, with most buildings painted the same deep egg yolk yellow color.
Izamal was conquered by the Spaniards, and monks in their eagerness to convert the Indians to Catholicism, gave the city its religious distinction with a Franciscan convent in the late 1700’s. Pope John Paul visited Izamal in 1993, commemorated by a statue of the Pope in the convent courtyard. Izamal is an important archaeological site of the Pre-Columbia’s Mayan civilization, founded between 750-200, and was continuously occupied until the Spanish Conquest. Most of the pyramid structures were built between 200 BC - 800 AD. We had a fascinating day and Taylor enjoyed a large cotton candy along the way.
Izamal was conquered by the Spaniards, and monks in their eagerness to convert the Indians to Catholicism, gave the city its religious distinction with a Franciscan convent in the late 1700’s. Pope John Paul visited Izamal in 1993, commemorated by a statue of the Pope in the convent courtyard. Izamal is an important archaeological site of the Pre-Columbia’s Mayan civilization, founded between 750-200, and was continuously occupied until the Spanish Conquest. Most of the pyramid structures were built between 200 BC - 800 AD. We had a fascinating day and Taylor enjoyed a large cotton candy along the way.
