Rodatam
Chieftain
you cant climb the chicken itza????? O_O
bah... i was planning to go there someday but =\
bah... i was planning to go there someday but =\
Rodatam said:you cant climb the chicken itza????? O_O
bah... i was planning to go there someday but =\
Rodatam said:you cant climb the chicken itza????? O_O
bah... i was planning to go there someday but =\
steelviper said:You could climb it in the summer of '03. The tour guides were always saying that "This is the last year people will be allowed to climb up the temple," but after hearing that a few times I had started to think that was just tourist trap stuff. Looks like they finally shut it down.
It's not that bad going up it, but climbing back down was pretty scary. The steps are really narrow and it's a pretty steep drop. The "safety" equipment consisted of a big rope that ran down the middle of the steps that people would use as a hand rail (mostly for climbing down). I wonder how many injuries/deaths happened there...
I went to Chichen Itza in 2004, the last year you could climb it. It's not tiring, but damn it's steep. Going up isn't a big deal, but getting down can be a chore, especialy if you are afraid of heights!
Check out my pics...most of them are from Chichen Itza...
http://nardvark.com/mexico/