The last of the Ek' Balam pictures, and we aren't in them! How did this happen?!??! Anyway, the big round building is the back side of the small pyramid that we were on. The one with the sacrifice room at the top. The group of Jehova's Witnesses beside it are giving their undivided attention to a guide who is telling them that ALL people EVERYWHERE have ALWAYS worshipped the sign of the cross because it symbolizes freedom. She was saying that birds in flight have always been the ultimate symbol of freedom and their silhouettes -ta-dah!- form the shape of the cross. Isn't that special? I find it funny that nobody seems to question the idea of personal freedom as the be-all end-all of religious striving. In fact, I was under the impression that christian dogma actually emphasizes sublimating the self for the good of others. Silly me. That only applies to women.
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