What mayan ruins can you climb still?

Question

I am traveling to Cancun area in May and am wondering what ruins you can still climb and also (this might sound morbid) I was wondering which sites have the rocks where they had sacrifices and that is still stained with blood. I just find it interesting that after so many years there is still blood stained there.

Answer 1

You can still climb many sites. Ek Balam, Coba as mentioned, Kabah, X'cambo, Itzamal. There is a pyramid at Uxmal that you can climb but the famous pyramid of the dwarf/magician is closed to climbing. It's my understanding that the pyramid of Kukulcán  (El Castillo) at Chichen Itza is no longer open for climbing but that's just what I heard.  

Uxmal & Tulum have red hand prints but it's paint. Ek Balam has some original stuco work, but no blood at any site that I know of & certainly not any that would be visable to the naked eye.

Answer 2

This is the TRUTH

Out of RESPECT

You do NOT climb the ruins direct...NOT a straight line

Zig Zag somewhat

I swear this is true

OUT of RESPECT for the GODS

Answer 3

You can not climb the pyramid at Chichen-Itza, but you can climb the pyramid at Coba. Chichen-Itza does have another building you can climb - the Observatory (?).  I visited Chichen-Itza, Tulum, and Coba - sorry, I didnt see any blood, anywhere!!

Answer 4

You can still climb the pyramids at Coba and there are daily buses from Cancun.

Sorry, no blood.  The blood would have washed away with the rain years ago.

Answer 5

That blood is not from the ancients...  It is from tourists who fall on the way down.  Lol!

Answer 6

As far as I know you can still climb Chichen-Itza Pyramid