For the spring solstice my friend Nadia and I ventured to Chichen Itza. This is the decor of where we stayed - Piramide Inn in Piste, Mexico - the closest town to the Ruins of Chichen Itza
It is probably the only place I know of where a massive pile of rocks in the back is accepted as decoration, because "these remains of an ancient maya burial pyramid of chichen itza rulers contained columns & stairs" Where the columns and stairs are now, I do not know.
Our room was an outdoor palapa where we hung our hammocks - for 50 pesos (less than $5 USD) who can complain? We had full use of the banos, pool, and a place to leave our bags.
We went to an all-night reggae festival that lasted from 8pm to 6am in the Piste baseball field, conveniently across the street from our hotel. We knew it would be a great festival the moment we boarded the bus to Piste alongside a group of street-performers who held a concert on the bus. This is the reason to take second class buses in Mexico - so much more interesting. True to our instincts, the festival was one huge dance party until early dawn came, the music stopped and the crowd began fire twirling
Here is the baseball-field the morning after the party - I am amazed at how fast it was cleaned up!
The big event at Chichen Itza was around 3 pm when, thanks to Maya brilliancy, the light hits the piramide in just the right way to show a snake crawling down. This only occurs twice in the year - the two equinoxes. Unfortunately it was cloudy this day so the view was not too great.
We traveled with the Jamaican reggae band Black Star (headliner of the festival), for some people this was more of an attraction than the snake as strangers wanted pictures with the guys
It was still a spiritual event that drew people from across the world and brought them together, reminding us of how interconnected we all are.
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