These two folks were lucky enough to see the phenomenon of the sun rising through the center of the doors of the Temple of the Seven Dolls at Dzibilchaltún Ruins, Yucatán. The equinox is September 21st. We did not go.
Today is the 22nd. We did not go yesterday because the recent in depth article I read about Dzib said the best viewing would be today. Unfortunately, the bomberos and policia and guardias told us this morning that they were not authorized to open up early today, only yesterday. When we mentioned the newspaper recommended today's viewing, we were told someone informed them incorrectly. Gotta love life in Mexico. I will post my own photo of this phenomenon in March, I promise. This sort of pissed me off.
I say 'sort of' because that is how life is. The thousands of people who went to Chichén Itzá were not only rained out, and did not get to see its equinoxial phenomenon: the Snake God Kukulcán descend the Castillo....but four people were struck by lightning! The hundred people who did not read the Diario de Yucatán and went to the Dzibilchaltún ruins on the usual day of the equinox(21st) were lucky enough to see the light.
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We were at Chichen Itza during the storm yesterday the 21st. The lightning came within inches of our daughter. I smelled something and wondered if anyone was struck. Are they ok? This was a horrific experience. Just curious, still trying to get over our "experience."
Thanks.
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