tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post2409954427160602464..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: all things bright and shinySteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-19145480886017789842008-08-06T10:45:00.000-05:002008-08-06T10:45:00.000-05:00Babs -- When Arthur Evans uncovered the ruins at K...Babs -- When Arthur Evans uncovered the ruins at Knossos, he decided to reconstruct them in a manner that he thought was correct -- as a Victorian gentleman. He was wrong. Even though the reconstructions look impressive, the Minoans, most likely, would not have recognized them. There are plenty of examples over the years of heads being stuck on wrong torsos and capitals stuck on inappropriate columns. The highland ruins in Mexico have a lot of reconstruction errors. The Mayan cities where the jungle was peeled off are far more authentic -- even though errors have happened there, as well. Far too many governments attempt to maximize tourist dollars by tarting up sites that should be left as discovered. But, I guess, that is my taste.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-43175533296657895152008-08-06T10:06:00.000-05:002008-08-06T10:06:00.000-05:00Well Steve, I have no idea what the Crete effect i...Well Steve, I have no idea what the Crete effect is, but I'll take your word for it! Ha........Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-31130366403174413492008-08-05T23:25:00.000-05:002008-08-05T23:25:00.000-05:00The map is included in an article about Western Me...The map is included in an article about Western Mexico shaft tombs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Mexico_shaft_tomb_tradition. I am going to use it to build my own exploration list. I suspect most are not open sites. I am going to check with my archaeologist friend to see which ones are open for visits on my next trip down.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-47572493806427921232008-08-05T22:18:00.000-05:002008-08-05T22:18:00.000-05:00I really like reading the evalution of each point....I really like reading the evalution of each point.<BR/><BR/>And I am going to look much, much closer at that map you posted - I would like to explore the archeolical sites with my kids while living here.Do you mind giving the reference link?Frankly Rondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214064414695951062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-28087269761224490182008-08-05T21:45:00.000-05:002008-08-05T21:45:00.000-05:00teresa -- Great story about the monkeys/masks. G...teresa -- Great story about the monkeys/masks. <BR/><BR/>Gloria -- Thank you for the kind comments. I was dreading the possibility this week that Jiggs appeared to be declining fast. He refused his walk last night and this morning. But he is in the back yard right now patrolling his fence and letting other dogs know he is still in charge.<BR/><BR/>theresa -- You are correct. Being anywhere in Mexico opens up a world of travel opportunities. That is one reason I want to live somewhere else for 6 months after I spend my 6 months at the beach -- if that is what I am going to do.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-72151797523888068932008-08-05T19:48:00.000-05:002008-08-05T19:48:00.000-05:00Here is the deal,you can take trips to visit other...Here is the deal,you can take trips to visit other sites. Palenque is increidable, so is Uxmal, you can go see them much more easily from Malenque than from Oregon. Once you are settled there is no reason for you not to go exploring the rest of Mexico. You aren't going to be chained to the beach.<BR/>regards,<BR/>TheresaTheresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-72133036459464985302008-08-05T14:51:00.000-05:002008-08-05T14:51:00.000-05:00I think that wherever you go Steve, you will be ha...I think that wherever you go Steve, you will be happy as you seem to be at peace with yourself. Good luck and hug your best friend Jiggs for me.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-227131325988553682008-08-05T13:49:00.000-05:002008-08-05T13:49:00.000-05:00hi steve,i went to the one in ixtlan as it is only...hi steve,<BR/><BR/>i went to the one in ixtlan as it is only a few hours from chacala. i thoroughly enjoyed the visit, it is small but very interesting. the funny thing is that i was interpreting for the group i was with and the man that told us about the site used the word monos, saying there were many in that area when they discovered it. well, i later had to laugh at myself and reinterpret when i realized that the word mono doesn't only mean monkey, it also means masks. luckily this was not a paid interpreting job, i just did it because i was the only one in the group who spoke spanish. <BR/><BR/>every time i read your blog i daydream about moving to mexico. hey, maybe i should come down as your interpreter ;-) then again, i might missinterpret like i did on that trip.<BR/><BR/>take care steve.<BR/><BR/>teresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-2786221675944121992008-08-05T12:19:00.000-05:002008-08-05T12:19:00.000-05:00John -- Well, so much for my idea of the big cliff...John -- Well, so much for my idea of the big cliff-hanger. But I guess the first rule of serial writing is to add suspense in each episode -- not to telegraph the eding in each episode.<BR/><BR/>Brenda -- Attending? With my language skills, I will be giving lectures on Cervantes. Right after I finish with my peace mission in the Middle East.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-22964844925483089082008-08-05T09:53:00.000-05:002008-08-05T09:53:00.000-05:00Looks like you have thought it all out very well. ...Looks like you have thought it all out very well. Can't wait to find out how your new class goes at the University...in Spanish. LOLIslaholic Trixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233743042603387725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-70517838499173686772008-08-05T09:35:00.000-05:002008-08-05T09:35:00.000-05:00I'm with Wayne - This is a fun exercise but the ha...I'm with Wayne - This is a fun exercise but the handwriting is on the wall.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Babs - there is also the Cempoala ruins and museum. Antigua as well as the famous Veracruz Museum of Anthropology and much more - Xalapa area gets an A (I went ahead and graded it for you ;-)<BR/><BR/>So lets break out the tequila and toast Melaque.Calypsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705486544074674388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-12200356338833157082008-08-05T09:27:00.000-05:002008-08-05T09:27:00.000-05:00Babs -- You are correct that there are a lot of sm...Babs -- You are correct that there are a lot of smaller magnificent archaeological sites in Mexico. But your examples prove my point. Even though El Tajin was a known site in the 1700s, most of the work was not completed until the last century -- and then with some unfortunate reconstruction work. The recently-uncovered Mayan cities are amazing. However, the big tourist sites in the highlands suffer from the Crete effect.<BR/><BR/>Wayne -- Yeah. I can see where I am heading. You can see where I am heading. But it gives me an opportunity to write a little more on why I am doing what I am doing.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-27898779598535281262008-08-05T08:38:00.000-05:002008-08-05T08:38:00.000-05:00"As sterile as my aunt's bathroom"? Surely you jes..."As sterile as my aunt's bathroom"? Surely you jest.....Palenque is phenomenal as is El Tajin near Jalapa........not many tourists and certainly not "reconstructed" except to remove the mounds of dirt and tree roots from them as they excavated them.........BUT not in Mexico but Guatemala is Tikal which I'll never get over. You have LOTS of exploring to do.Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-56287470662634652762008-08-05T08:11:00.000-05:002008-08-05T08:11:00.000-05:00I giggled my way through most of this post! You a...I giggled my way through most of this post! You are moving to Melaque. You know it. We know it. Embrace it. (can you just imagine the photo ops at all those little sites?? some of my best shots, and times, are from the little known sites here in the Yucatan)Islagringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.com