Iguana were found throughout our trek around the Mayan ruins of Tulum.
It was the Mayan belief that the framework of the earth was formed by the bodies of iguana.
Itzamna, the Supreme Mayan god’s name means iguana house, and looking out across the ruins of Tulum to a rock facing the ocean, it seems appropriate that the Maya thought this. If you use your imagination, can you see the head of an iguana in that rock jutting out into the ocean?
I’ve also read that iguana can be rather tasty.
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The second shot from the top is amazing in its detail! Haven’t seen one close up yet!
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I cannot believe how they were all over the place here in Tulum. Very comfortable even with all the people around.
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Great post Angeline! I heard in Honduras that Iguana’s are endangered species and they advised not to eat them. Not sure what their status is in Mexico though. 🙂
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Thanks, Nicole. I believe I remember our guide at Tulum saying they are an endangered species there.
Hope you have a wonderful New Year!
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Thanks! You too Angeline!
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This Iguana definitely seems to be master of his domain, and what a glorious domain!
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I wouldn’t mind being an iguana living in Tulum!!
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So regal!
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That really fits the description in a couple of these photos….actually all of them.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Anytime! Love your Blog!
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🙂
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Love the varieties on how you presented the pictures of iguana. Thanks for the share. One can learn something from the blogosphere. 😉
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Thanks, Rommel. The blogosphere is a definite source of learning.
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Great captures.. When I look at these images I always think of their cousins that roamed the earth say a million or so years ago…
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Thanks, Marcus. Isn’t it incredible how they resemble the dinosaur?
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Quite amazing when you think about it. Between them and Alligators and Crocodiles I don’t think too much has changed.
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You’re quite right! Incredible how these creatures have existed all of these years.
Happy New Year, Marcus!
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Isn’t our world filled with the strangest, most wonderful creatures? (and I’m not talking about me 🙂 ) Very best wishes for 2014, Angeline!
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The world is filled with wonderous creatures….even you 🙂
Have a wonderful 2014, Jo.
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feeling like falling back some thousand years!
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Easy to do in places like this…I’ll be posting photos of the ruins on Sunday (I hope).
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More so than seeing palm trees, I know I’m in a tropical locale when I see an iguana or lizard. They don’t bother me but I’m not about to cozy up to some big old iguana anytime soon. 🙂
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The iguana do say tropical, don’t they? I think I need to go watch Night of The Iguana again.
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I’ve heard they are tasty but I prefer to enjoy your photos and not have one on my plate! Nice series.
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Thanks, Ruth! Bet they taste like chicken.
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Good one! Always chicken!
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I was watching a You Tube today, and kids were approaching them, and the iguana were hissing at them! I guess they are guests on a lot of tropical islands.
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I bought my daughter an Iguana for her 15th birthday. She still has her today. She is about 5 feet long from tip to tip. My daughter just celebrated her 28th birthday.
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5 feet long, you say………..I may have nightmares tonight. I wonder what their lifespan is.
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such impressive creatures, like our big goannas (lace monitors) … they remind me of dinosaurs! Thanks for giving us the Mayan information Angeline 🙂
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They remind me of dinosaurs too! The Mayan information is intriguing to me, glad you’re interested. I’ve got a bit more coming in future blogs.
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If you didn’t get close to them you managed some great close ups.
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Thanks, Irene, and thank goodness for my camera’s zoom!
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And they love French fries.
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Really??? You must have paid a visit….and you fed them??? I was afraid to get too close to them, myself. That I even took photos of them is a major accomplishment for me…I don’t like snakes or lizard-like critters.
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We first met them in 1983 on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. My daughter was about 14 months old. She loved them, called them Iggy. And she fed them French fries. They freely wandered all around the resort where we stayed.
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