After visiting Labyrinth, Enrique and I visited Group Ah May. Group Ah May had a pyramid with the best view of the site. Of course I loved walking up it. I chanted mantras and left a crystal offering at the pyramid top. The sun even came out for a little while when Enrique and I were sitting on top. I liked this group of temples the best. Most of the other temples in this group were in various stages of repair.
According to the INAH Sign at the site entrance, the Southwest Plaza has the oldest buildings, which are housing. The Mayans built pyramids at a later date, and later the palaces.
According to the INAH Plaque accompanying this Group, Group Ah May is an architectural cluster composed of an artificial base with about 15,000 square meters (about 158,437 square feet) of surface. The Mayans used the natural elevations of the land for its construction. Group Ah May is composed of around 20 structures: some vaulted; others are dwelling platforms, stairways, altars, columns, and stelae. The Mayans distributed the domestic and monumental architecture in 5 plazas: the North Plaza, the South Plaza, the Northeast Plaza, the Southeast Plaza, and the Southwest Plaza. The Mayans reworked Group Ah May from the Late Formative Period (300 B.C.) to the Terminal Classic Period (1050 A.D.).
