The beautiful enchanting rainforest

[sunwaiter]

That's when the crow, that now looked like a stalactite, went back to silence and darkness, as it closed its eyes and folded its great wings. in another corner of the chamber lied what looked like a carppet, an old-fashion carpet, like those that can be found in libraries i used to go in some years ago. but it had some kind of brightness, like the bird's yellow eyes, in the little patterns, the hundreds of tiny patterns that made the whole carpet look precious. i approached it, avoiding all clumsy step on it that would provoke one more warning and maybe something scarier.

 

[methodistgirl]

That's when I left and went to a modern Mexican open market to find
the ladies weaving rugs, blankets, and wearable items that were just
as beautiful as the one at the tomb. Then one of the ladies looked at
me with smile. Then she said something in Spanish that Choc translated
for me. He said back to me,"This is the design that was the king's favorite
so many years ago when the ruins were real communities back then.
What you see us live in now is much better because all of those pyramids
became obsolete and our ancient people left to build something new and
that is what you see now. We still make all of those things found at the
sights. Here have this rug as a reminder." Choc said to the lady,"gracious
senora." Then Choc tipped his hat at the lady with a smile.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

The rug was beautiful, and I was going to treasure it always. Just then I heard a shout in the distance, I was sure it was someone calling my name. I turned and looked and there standing at the edge of the market was.....

 

[methodistgirl]

Choc motioned me to watch an Indian dance of the Maya and the one
wearing blue really strutted his stuff. Then here we go again watching
one of them play with fire and pass it around like a precious gem for every
body to see. Just before the dance was over, the young chief picked his
foot up and held it over the fire like it was nothing. Then I yelled,"BRAVO!"
This dance was just like a ballet full of Indian dancers with their feathers
and feet flying with the beat. What a show!
judy tooley

 

[marval]

The show had significant meaning, the young chief was going a display. This was to show the woman he had chosen to be his wife, how brave he was.

One woman stood out from the crowd, not because of her looks but, because she has such strikingly long and dark hair. Her teeth had all but gone and she wore such strange clothes. Suddenly I noticed that she was looking at me, she stood up and beckoned, I followed her.

 

[sunwaiter]

we went on a very narrow path taking us far from the show and its sounds and sights.
silence was answering darkness, interrupted only by some giggling sound, like a blend of fire and small mammal.

some leaves on the borderof the path were shining with early dew, and i felt i was losing sense of time

 

[marval]

It was almost as if I was dreaming, but I just followed the old lady until we came to a campsite. She went into a tent, I followed her not sure what I would find. As I stepped into the tent I let out a sigh, the sight that met me was incredible

 

[sunwaiter]

There was en entire colony of giant ladybugs, maybe three seven inches each, that did exactly the noise you could expect from a colony of giant ladybugs. their folded wings were sometimes moving like those of birds, trying to find a better psoition to sleep. it looked beatiful but scary at the same time, because i had never got so close to a fantasy come true in all my life. the old lady invited me to walk forward in the tent, and made me some room, moving some insects aside, with the back of her very worn hand.

 

[methodistgirl]

I knew better than that as I looked again. The big beetles really live in
Egypt and these beautiful creatures were really parrots of all colors of
red,blue,green,and teal. The color of the Indian jewelry around her neck.
She got out a pair of shears and asked me to give her a haircut. I looked
at my wife and she did the job of taking off enough that her hair was still
a bit below her shoulders. She smiled and thanked me went to the bath
room and got her false teeth.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

I was a little worried, this was not what usually happened to me. The old lady came back with her teeth in, "sit," she said. "It is time we ate, have some parrot stew."

 

[methodistgirl]

Along with the stew we had tortillas and tacos with Mexican chocolate
which was very tasty.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

I wondered what would happen next, at last the lady spoke to me. " I have brought you here for a purpose, I have something to show you. it is a very rare thing.

 

[methodistgirl]

She brought out this uncut diamond the size of a baseball which was
absolutely beautiful. Choc and my wife was in awe of this rather
large gem. Moments later we were back at the marketplace at a
local restaurant drinking some wine and listening to a spanish guitar
player. People were on the dance floor dancing and I took my wife
by the hand and asked if she would like to dance and we danced
for a long time. I never had so much fun dancing with this kind of
music. It had a good beat and rhythm to it.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

After the dancing was over, we had to head for bed. My wife and I talked about the large diamond, and where the woman said she had found it. There was a new adventure coming up, I could sense it. But sleep came fast and with it an amazing dream, that was to haunt me for a long time.

 

[methodistgirl]

Just as I woke up. "SENIOR COME QUICK!" It was Choc with a look on
his face with excitement. "What is the matter?" Choc was breathing
heavy like he had been running. "Senor Leggett! We found another
crystal skull and it's beautiful and mystifying. You need to see it now!"
"All right Choc! Let me get my cloths on. I'm in my pj's." So later
I went to the sight and there it was along with the other skulls all shined
and full of fire.
judy tooley

 

[greatcyber]

Ah Judy, I have inspired you...how wonderful.

The air was thick and the mood, pensive. There was definitely something "other worldly" about the atmosphere.

In the distance, subtle chanting could be heard. Overhead, the skies glowed with beautiful colors dancing about.

 

[methodistgirl]

This is what I saw.YouTube - Xcaret Danza del fuego Nuevo
These guys were really hoofing it!.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

The chanting got louder, and soon we were in a clearing where natives were dancing. "Quick," said Choc, "come and see." I followed Choc to the other side of the clearing. There I saw a cave, I entered while someone held a torch for me to see. Just in front of me were two men, one was holding the most beautiful crystal skull I had ever seen.

 

[methodistgirl]

In this cave were remarkable crystal spikes everywhere. The place looked
just like glass. Thank goodness I had on a pair of those crocs I bought
in the USA. I put them on because they were white before I went in to
climb around the crystals.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

This was such a magical place, my eyes did not know where to look next. My wife was in awe and kept pointing out another crystal. I could not believe there could be so much in one cave. But it wasn't just crystal in this cave, there were drawings on the walls too. Choc said they told a story of how this cave came here, and how it was filled with such treasure.