Here are some more pics from The Mayan Ruins of Ek Balam (Bright Star Jaguar), Yucatan Mexico. The main pyramid structure referred to as "El Torre" or "The Tower"measures a massive 100 feet high, 517 feet long, and 200 feet wide (30.48 meter high, 157.58 meter long , and 60.96 meter wide) and is bordered on each side by two other massive mounds of rock with trees growing all over them. These mounds are actually unescavated ruined structures - except for some areas where rubble had been removed to reveal some walls of the understructure, one could mistake them for large rock piles. "El Torre" was found similarly buried in stones which had fallen from upper, ruined portions of the former structure. The site was buried in its own rubble, and thus the buried portions were protected from further erosion and damage until the site was escavated - one stone carefully removed at a time, keeping track of the positions of each, so that the upper parts that had crumbled could be rebuilt to some degree. During the escavation apparently some worker(s?) fell into a hole infront of what some refer to as "The Acropolis". The highlight of this site in terms of wow-factor, "The Acropolis" features a Jaguar mouth doorway, which according to some reading I just did leads to a 60 foot (18 meter) deep pit with wooden spikes at the bottom. The wall and area above the jaguar mouth is ornately carved with winged figures and various designs, featuring skullish looking faces, fish, corn, to name a few (and it all would have been originally painted as well).
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