Thursday, April 27, 2006

And another fine day comes to an end

Yep, this pretty much sums up my day. Not quite as exciting as Ek Balam or Chichen Itza but that was entirely the point. There was also a waiter who brought the free drinks, almost eliminating the need to get up whatso-ever. But therein lies the rub, so easy to drink for free, but so hard to not return those same elixirs back to nature.
The morning and day were so lazy that I wouldn't even get up to take a picture of this beautiful model. Instead, I taunted her so she would come closer and then I took her picture. She wasn't smiling so much after that.
The resort held a special Mayan cultural dance representative of their ancestral heritage. We attended and I took many photos. The area was dimly lit, but I think the blur adds a little bit of action to the photos. This particular dancer is performing the Jaguar worship dance. In Mayan, Jag means rain, so this would be akin to a rain-god dance.
The fire worship dance and ceremony. This dance was performed twice a year during the height of the Mayan Civilization. He must have never listened to his mother, because this is a perfect example of playing with fire. He had his hands, feet, legs and arms all going through the flames at some point and then finished by taking pieces of flaming material out and showing it off and then extinguishing the fire with his hands. It's a good thing the aloe plant grows so well here...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great Job on the blog.
Sounds like a great vacation. Don't worry we are piliing up all your work for you. ;-)

Awesome photos.
Keep having fun!

Roger

Jeremy said...

Thanks Roger, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't mention the "w" word again :D

We're having a blast, lots of stories to tell when we get back.