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Anne & Carolyn's Panama Canal Cruise
Day 8 ~ Thursday, April 4, 2013: Puerto Chiapas, Tapachula,
& Izapa, Pre-Columbian Archaeological Site, Mexico
Click on all photos for larger images (unless indicated otherwise).
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| Military escort to port | Welcome to Puerto Chiapas | Chiapas Welcome Center |
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| Iglesia la Luz Del Mondo | Lunchtime at construction site | Grocery store |
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| Autonomous University of Chiapas | Tapachula | |
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| Tapachula ~ Center Building: Museum (old City Hall) ~ Photo by CWS | Casa de la Culture | Plaza |
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| Museum of Archeaology of Soconusco | Stela 90 ~ Izapa ~ Sign | Stela 89 ~ Izapa ~ Sign |
| Signs in the museum: The Soconusco Region ~ Inhabitants & Communities ~ Olmec Expansion ~ Aztec ~ Architecture ~ Sculpture ~ Pottery | ||
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| Stela 25 & our guide ~ Sign Large photo by CWS |
Stela 23 ~ Izapa ~ Sign | Stela 1 ~ Cacahuatan ~ Sign |
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| Skull ~ turquoise mosaic & gold eyes ~ Sign Large photo by CWS |
Chantuco Figurines ~ Sign | Olmec Figurines ~ Sign |
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| Metal Tools ~ Sign | Stone Tools ~ Sign | Pottery ~ Izapa ~ Sign |
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| Stone yoke ~ Sign | Aztec Goddess ~ Sign | Composite Sculpture ~ Sign Large photo by CWS |
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| Monument to Benito Pablo Juárez García in Tapachula, President of Mexico 1858-1872 ~ Large photo CWS | Iglesia de San Augustin, Tapachula | |
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| Church interior ~ Large photo by CWS | Church ~ Photo by CWS | Church |
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| Tapachula City Hall ~ Large photo by CWS | Statue of Fray Matías de Córdova | Statue of Hildago |
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| City Hall ~ Large photo of mural by CWS | Window: Crossing Paths ~ Sign | Window: Bountiful Land ~ Sign |
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| Mural at City Hall | City Hall Plaza | On the sidewalk |
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| On the way from Tapachula to Izapa | Elementary school | |
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| Izapa Ruins | View from entrance | Statue |
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| Building | Guide Miguel & group ~ Carolyn at right | |
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| Izapa mound | Walls & walkway | |
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| Mound & rocks | Stela | Large photo by CWS |
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| Artifacts ~ Photo by CWS | Mound | View from Mound |
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| Ball Field | Anne ~ Photo by CWS | Izapa building |
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| Carolyn on the mound | Stela | Anne & Carolyn ~ No larger image |
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| Ship in port | ms Statendam in port | Chiapas Welcome Center |
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| Flags at Welcome Center | Pavillion | Pool at Pavillion ~ Photo by CWS |
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| Entertainer at Pavillion | View from ship ~ Photo by CWS | Shoreline |
More Information
Soconusco ~ Wikipedia
Tapachula ~ Wikipedia
Tapachula, Chiapas ~ Mayan Travel Guide
Fray Matías de Córdova
Izapa ~ Wikipedia
Izapa: Home of the Mayan Calendar
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Photos in header: Niagara Falls; Big Sur, CA; Golden Gate Bridge, CA; Sunset on the Baltic Sea;
Virginia Creeper Trail, VA; Emerald Lake, Yukon, Canada; Glacier Bay, Alaska; Sunset on the Pacific; Triple Falls at
DuPont Forest, NC.
Header Photo Credits: All Anne S. Napier except Niagara Falls by Herman Stubblefield.
Updated December 7, 2013