XCARET Mayan Ruins

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The Mayan Ruins were nothing spectacular, comparative to some of the

other ruins in Mexico that we have seen over the years.

Xcaret was once an important commercial and ceremonial center. The Mayans made pilgrimages from this port and others along the coast to the island of Cozumel to worship the shrines of Ixchel, the goddess of childbirth. From 1250 to 1521 A.D., Xcaret was used as a distribution point former chandise arriving from the Caribbean.

	Ruth standing with one of the ruins.
	Kristen, Kara & Cassie had to climb this one - girls will be girls!

	They of course stopped going up and back down, several times for us to take a photo.
Most of the ruins had the same architecture of a built up area, with a small house type structure up on top.
	Glenda & Ruth at the base of a Mayan Ruin