We just watched the announcement from Chichen Itza, it's officially one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Congratulations big ole ruins! arty: http://www.yucatan.com.mx/noticia.asp?cx=11$3301090000$3588924&f=20070707
The good and bad of the situation.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_6274000/6274746.stm
Yes ! I got everyone i know to vote for it even if they havent been there lol my 3 favs of also machu picchu and christ the redeemer are also there
very cool....pics from our trip to Chichen Itza...at least we got to climb it! Is it still closed to climbing? Wonder if since it is now one of the 7 wonders of the world if they will ever let anyone climb again? I would like to go climb the Observatory now (wasn't that the alternate structure they allow people to climb now?) We watched a documentary on the History channel a few weeks back about the Mayan ruins. our girls pre-climb: about to climb: on our way.... this is the view down the un-redone steps the scary 'trap door' inside the top: the bird's eye view from the top (notice, no railing for those that have never been...that lady wasn't getting too close to the edge..lol) this was actually Kevin and Ashlyn coming down: