Campeche and Uxmal

On the way to Campeche we stopped briefly to view some tree iguanas, fortunately one of our party was a keen birdwatcher so with the help of some very good binoculars I can confirm that the dark shapes in the photo are actually animals and not just a misshapen tree!

We hit a check point where unusually we were actually stopped and a young army cadet by the look of him walked up the bus, I think they were just bored but didn't fancy risking a photo.

Campeche is a charming town with old walls

colourful streets and

a lovely square and

floodlit cathedral.

Uxmal is the most important Mayan site in the country, but bare compared with Palenque. However it has some great temples with good decorations

 This is a double headed jaguar, none seem to roam around now fortunately but the inevitable hawkers do a nice line in jaguar call implements.

 the temples are very steep, these people are starting the climb, mind you going down is the problem.

There was a very visible ball court ring

The ball game seems to have been played by small teams of 2 or possibly 3 on each side and can be very large so I doubt these figures. The rather daunting news is that the defeated (or winning dependant on the guide book) captain had his head cut off! 
Iguanas wander around and this fine specimen duly posed for the cameras 

 Water is a problem for this area and so the rain god is particularly venerated and the following symbol for water as opposed to the god is often seen amongst the decorations

 and this is a classic picture of the decoration on  the corners of temples