Tag: Carribean Sea

Mexico’s Mayan Temple of Ixchel

by Sabina Lohr | Jun 26, 2009 | ITKT Blogs, Mexico | 2 |

When Spanish explorers first sailed ashore Isla Mujeres in 1517, they discovered an island where the Mayans had already lived out part of their existence. Built hundreds of years earlier, at its southern end stood the temple to...

Mexico’s Sculpture by the Caribbean Sea

by Sabina Lohr | Jun 24, 2009 | ITKT Blogs, Mexico | 1 |

An outdoor modern art exhibit stands at the southern tip of Isla Mujeres, Mexico, a colorful tribute to the area’s indigenous Mayan civilization. Situated about five miles away from the island’s little downtown area,...