Visiting TAZUMAL, Mayan PYRAMIDS of El Salvador, Chalchuapa.

While visiting El Salvador for the second time, we had a privilege to visit the Tazumal ruins site in Chalchuapa. Tazumal pyramids are the most impressive pre-Columbian site in El Salvador. We were pretty excited since we have never before seen pyramids in person.

There are several Mayan ruins in El Salvador, but the most common are Joya de Ceren, San Andres and Tazumal which is made up of ancient buildings and it is known as the best preserved Mayan ruins in El Salvador.

El Salvador was inhabited by indigenous population before the Spanish colonial period. Some of the indigenous groups were Maya Pocomam, Lenca, Maya Chorti, Nahua Pipil and Cocaopera.

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Climbing up the pyramid.

My boys having fun while climbing the pyramids.

This Tazumal site was occupied for over 750 years in the period (600-900 AD).
The earlier remains which were back to 100-200 AD, are found beneath the pyramids.

In this site are included structures such as tombs, workshops, pyramids and drainage system.
Tazumal was a popular trading center between the Maya and other different Mesoamerican societies from Mexico and Panama.

The Mayans abandoned the city during the collapse of the Classic Mayan culture at the end of the ninth century, and Pipils occupied the site and building one of the pyramids which are in the northwest corner of the site.
Around 1200 AD, Tazumal was abandoned.

About 15 minutes away from Tazumal is Casa Blanca which is another ruins site, of the Pre-Classic and Classic periods of Maya settlement with 6 structures and the tallest pyramid of 50 feet high.

I, @joalvarez with my mother-in-law.

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The picture of the whole site of the Tazumal site which I took a picture of in the museum.

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The god Xipe Totec.

The pictures were taken with Sony Cyber-shot W350.

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I have visited those ruins!
That was a fun day.
Thanks for bringing back my memories.

That's really cool. I thought you might have seen them, since I think most people go visit this site.
Glad you liked it.

Awesome, I have also visted temples and ruins in that part of the world, they are really beautiful. If you are interested I am currently running an ancient history blog series that is currently focused on the ancient Mayans and Babylonians. I have gotten into ancient Mayan kingship so far, and in the future will get into some super cool information about the structure of temples, inscriptions and use, as well as into astrology!
Im really passionate about the subject lol, and I enjoyed your post quite a bit!

Thank you so much @skycae for you absolutely lovely comment and I makes me really happy that you enjoyed my post.
I will definitely follow your ancient history blog series, I think that would be really cool.
That would be something really great to be passionate about.
I'll definitely check it out.

Thank you! I will hope to see more cool posts from you as well. It is fun to connect ancient history to modern things. I hope to get to travel to all the place I have studied in the future.

Hello @joalvarez,

Nice adventure. This must be a really long time, because your boys are all grown up now.😁😁

Yes, @yaanivapeji, it was I believe in 2010.
Thanks for your support my friend.

Ok. Don't mention, it is cool.

Happy sunday @joalvarez.

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This is very helpful for me, I was planning of taking a trip to visit pyramids and this is a great introduction to help me plan my next trip.

Thank you for your lovely comment @thatwoman and it makes me really happy that it was helpful for you. Good luck on your next trip. Would love to hear about it.

Such a beautiful post! Looks like your family and you created some amazing memories! Those pyramids I simply breathtaking, so amazing! I would get lost there just wondering around trying to take it all in. Thank you for sharing such an amazing trip!

Thank you @crazydreamer for visiting my post and this wonderful comment, very appreciated, and it makes me happy that you liked my trip.

whoaa it's sooo beautiful!!!
Your country is rich with histories.
Would love to see pyramids someday:):)

Thank you @sunnylife.
Yes, El Salvador is so rich with the histories of the Mayans etc. and it was amazing to see the pyramids, even though I would love to see them in Egypt one day.
xoxo