Ruins

A Road Trip of Ruins

by

October 21, 2016 Phaistos The day began by visiting Phaistos, an important site of the Minoan civilization. The Minoan civilization, which flourished in Crete during the second millennium BC, ranks among the great civilizations of the ancient world. It had four places of power, areas that are called palaces, Knossos, Phaistos, Mália and Zakros. The lands … Read more

Tulum, Mexico

by

The city of Tulum is not something to write home about.  It, like Cancun and Playa del Carmen developed due to, and for, tourism, it does not, in any way, represent the architecture or spirit of Mexico. However, at the edge of the city sits the great ruins of an ancient civilization, and they are worth … Read more