Tazumal

After we went to San Andres, we went another half hour or so down the road to visit Casa Blanca & Tazumal. Casa Blanca was closed, so we moved right along to Tazumal.

Tazumal is located in the city of Chalchuapa and is the biggest of the ruins in El Salvador. There are beautiful flowers and plants everywhere in this country at all times of the year.

Here is a photo of what you see as you enter the park. This is a pretty big temple, but they told us that almost all of it is still buried as they don't have the resources to uncover it all. Also, I think they would need to take out a bunch of houses and a cemetery if it is as big as they say it is.
El chelito at the bottom of the stairs leading to the top of one of the adjoining structures.
That day I wish I had the hat I finally got in Guatemala.

The view of the main temple from the top of the other observation point. It was kind of interesting to see what was on top of this, but one could not go up the stairs there for a closer look at the little building on top.

Another view of the top of the temple. One wonders just what those short pillars supported. Perhaps a wooden platform with trapdoors, etc.

Here we are at tha back of the main temple

This is a reconstruction of the cabin where the man who started the dig lived.

A shot of where they are now excavating.

Another shot of the current excavation site off to the side of the main temple. What is seen here is not reconstructed at all, it is just as they found it.