After visiting the Arch, we moved on to El Mirador.  What I found out later is that many Mayan sites have a temple called El Mirador, and these temples all look similar if not identical.  So the name of this temple is not helpful.  I did not feel anything from this temple.  Only the top is excavated; the rest (i.e., bottom and middle) are rubble.  I would love to see this temple restored.

According to the INAH Plaque accompanying this temple, El Mirador is a pyramidal temple just over 20 meters (65 feet) high which closes the north side of the elevated patio.On the upper part is a 4 room structure with a rofo comb which rests directly on the front wall, although only the wet side of it is preserved.  The Mayans built El Mirador in the Early Puuc architectural style.  Stucco modeled figures in high and low relief as well as in 3 dimensions secured by means of stone spikes decorated the roof comb.  The lower part of a human shaped sculpture embedded in the southeast corner is preserved.  Other decorative elements, such as 2 ball players and a large figure with a topknot seated directly on top of the center entrance, were destroyed during the last century.