{"id":555,"date":"2013-02-21T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/?p=555"},"modified":"2014-08-20T14:13:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T20:13:25","slug":"discover-the-mystery-of-cobas-pyramids-in-pictures-gallery-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2013\/02\/discover-the-mystery-of-cobas-pyramids-in-pictures-gallery-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Mystery of Coba&#8217;s Pyramids in Pictures &#8211; Gallery #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Chichen Itza and Tulum are beautiful for the excellent preservation of the ruins, Coba, a pyramid site near Tulum, further back into the jungle, is beautiful because it is only half preserved and less than half discovered.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The tumbled ruins still surrounded by jungle &#8211; and many parts still entirely covered in jungle &#8211; offer a more distant and deeper mystery, leaving your imagination to reach deep into the past, and deep under the jungle for ancient treasures still to be found.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today and tomorrow, I will be sharing some pictures from a recent trip to Coba!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Starting in the middle, this is the main pyramid:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>From the front<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Coba, main pyramid\" src=\"https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Coba%20Pyramids\/IMG_3960_zps96b5db9f.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramids in Mexico\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>From the side<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Coba, main pyramid\" src=\"https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Coba%20Pyramids\/IMG_3964_zps6c2891ea.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramids in Mexico\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Looking down from the top<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Coba, main pyramid\" src=\"https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Coba%20Pyramids\/IMG_3967_zpse8ed6354.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramids in Mexico\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Those who survived the climb<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Coba, main pyramid\" src=\"https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Coba%20Pyramids\/IMG_3970_zpsaf184d76.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramids in Mexico\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, two neat little figures on one of the other buildings:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Coba - Mayan figures\" src=\"https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Coba%20Pyramids\/IMG_3946_zps46507aed.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramids in Mexico\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Coba - Mayan figures\" src=\"https:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Coba%20Pyramids\/IMG_3937_zps84cad6d0.jpg\" alt=\"Pyramids in Mexico\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, we will see the ball court and some other scenes from around Coba.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TOPMexicoRealEstate.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>; 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