Ek’ Balam, the archaeological site whose name means “Black Jaguar” and comes from a legendary, unverified founder of the same name, has many distinctive characteristics that make it notable. Its taller pyramidal structure which, as is the case with many similar structures in Mexico, is commonly known as the Acropolis nowadays, can still be climbed freely (unlike El Castillo at Chichén Itzá, for example). At a maximum height of 31 meters, it offers an impressive sight over the rest of the ruins of a city once estimated to have been home…
