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The Gorn enjoys the warm weather in Puerto Vallarta on the Malecon Boardwalk
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The Gorn poses at Los Arcos on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta. Would love to see a show here sometime.
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Another shot of the Malecon and the beautiful weather in Puerto Vallarta
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Josh and the Gorn hit up some more Puerto Vallarta letters, this time on the Malecon with the statue of "The Boy on the Seahorse" in the background.
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The Gorn poses with "En Busca de la Razón" aka "Looking for Reason" sculpture on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta
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The Gorn arrives at the Maya town of Iximche', high in the mountains of Guatemala.
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The Gorn looks around the ruins of Iximche' Guatemala
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The Maya town of Iximche' features many stone ruins of buildings that made up the capital of the Late Postclassic Kaqchikel Maya kingdom from 1470 until its abandonment in 1524. The site includes many former pyramids and ball courts
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One of the areas where sacrifices were made in the Maya town of Iximche'
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The site of Iximche' is gorgeous - the high elevation makes the climate cool and lush with trees.
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The area beyond the trees is a Maya Holy site where Maya conduct sacred blessings and rituals to this day.
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Luckily there is some signage to find your way around the site of Iximche'
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More scenic ruins of Iximche'
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Josh and the Gorn with the Maya stelae which was placed here in 2012 in commemoration of the end of the 12th baktun and the beginning of the 13th baktun. The Kaqchikel ethnic group of Guatemala created a fiberglass monument modeled after Classic Maya stone stelae. More info https://mesoamericanstudiesonline.com/2021/07/18/the-stela-of-iximche-guatemala/
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Heading back to the cruise ship, the Gorn along with other people on the tour stop at Pueblo Real in the town of Tecpan, for lunch and some shopping.