Archaeological site at La Chole

If you have never been or haven't been recently to visit the ancient ball court, pyramid and the museum at La Chole consider taking the trip. Just a short hour, 20 peso ride, then a pasajara ride to the museum. (Which is all part of the experience). It's a well spent informative day to an on going archaeological dig. I have posted a couple of pictures on my blog www.zihuathyme.wordpress.com

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KO

If you have never been or haven't been recently to visit the ancient ball court, pyramid and the museum at La Chole consider taking the trip. Just a short hour, 20 peso ride, then a pasajara ride to the museum. (Which is all part of the experience). It's a well spent informative day to an on going archaeological dig. I have posted a couple of pictures on my blog www.zihuathyme.wordpress.com

A wonderful suggestion! Thank you for sharing your experience and for the beautiful photos!

Great post, KO!
And Rob, I recall that someone had recommended a guide for a tour there.
Do you know of any particularly good guide(s)?

Although we visited with the able assistance of taxi driver Carlos Garcia, we still hired a guide from the museum there. Well worth the pesos! It is truly an extraordinary site. Nice little museum but the dig is in the early stages!

We went to La Chole with Sharkboy. It was a wonderful day. We toured the museum and site. He took us to meet Adan's mother, who invited us into her home & told us all about the site from her point of view. Sharkboy and my son hiked up to big cactus, while I rested in the shade. It was a nice little adventure. I chose to go with Sharkboy, because I wasn't sure where I was going, and didn't feel comfortable about being a woman and small boy alone in the countryside with little Spanish (back off! I've been working on it since then!!!). Besides, Avi has a great sense of humour!!!

the kid that actually petitioned the govt to fund that site (while he was just in high school) does tours there. id go w him (no offense shark boy). pretty sure he knows more than anyone around there. (but you would need to speak spanish, which im sure you all do, right ?)

its truly fascinating seeing pyramids covered with grass and trees from the mud deposited there from a tsumami hundreds of years ago

the kid that actually petitioned the govt to fund that site (while he was just in high school) does tours there. id go w him (no offense shark boy). pretty sure he knows more than anyone around there. (but you would need to speak spanish, which im sure you all do, right ?)

its truly fascinating seeing pyramids covered with grass and trees from the mud deposited there from a tsumami hundreds of years ago

That "kid" is named Adán Veléz Romero and he has a brother named José Guadalupe, and while he can give the best tour of La Chole and the ruins and the museum, you still have to get yourself there, and that's where SharkBoy (Avi) comes in. SharkBoy is also a very good interpreter.

Adán with his mother, father and brother (and my wife) at their home.

Adán playing an ancient whistle at his home back when his family were the guardians of all the artifacts.

http://youtu.be/h0dnUTaRT5k

yes adan ! kid is phenomenal and it is truly amazing what and how he did what he did there . . .