We plugged in the Yucatan Travel Movie into our 32 inch flat screen television set and the movie looked good!
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In Virginia Beach yesterday, I lunched with Una Marcotte, speaker and author of From Creation to Lemuria. As usual, we chatted for hours. Sheer delight!
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For many people, the archological site of Tulum, Mexico, is a beach destination. Even through there are no facilities for changing in and out of a bathing suit, many people come to Tulum to experience the beautiful beach and azure-blue water rather than to explore the ruins. Today, I chose the background music and put together the Tulum beach scenes in the Yucatan Travel Video.
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Although I had been to Tulum, Mexico, a number of times before, it was only on the last visit that I realized there were images of Itzamna, the ancient Maya’s toothless Creator God, at the archeological site. In fact, there are two images of Itzamna on two corners of the House of the Frescoes or Murals. Today, I incorporated these images of Itzamna into the Yucatan Travel Movie.
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Today, I continue editing the Tulum section of the Yucatan Travel Movie. It is a delight because the footage on Tulum is infused with gorgeous palm-swaying seascapes among the ancient Mayan ruins as well as images of the ancient Maya’s mythological gods Izamna and the Dios Descendante, the Descending God.
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Today I enjoyed a delightful lunch with author and speaker Una Marcotte in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Una is the author of From Creation to Lemuria, a wonderful book, which my company, SunTopaz LLC, will be publishing.
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Besides being one of the most sacred places for the ancient Maya, Isla Cozumel is a great destination for snorkellers and deep sea divers. When we were there a year ago, people were snorkelling beside an outdoor seaside restaurant, images of which will be in the Yucatan Travel Movie.
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I am looking forward to my upcoming work editing the section on Isla Cozumel in the Yucatan Travel Movie. It was the most sacred spot of the ancient Maya. All Maya women had to make a pilgrimage to Cozumel at least once in their lives to pray for their own fertility and the fertility of their crops.
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I felt happy as I put together the scenes for the Coba section of the Yucatan Travel Video. Today, I finally finished the bird-dances-to-music. When I showed it to John, he laughed out loud and had to see it again. That made me feel so good. Many birdwatchers come to Coba because the tropical songbirds around the lakes are phenomenal. There are also crocodiles. And, of course, the ancient ruins, which are always so fascinating. The first time we visited Coba, in 1999, hardly anyone was there. The parking lot had not been paved. No tourist buses parked there. The road to the site contained potholes from one end to the other. Now, everything is paved, spiffed up, touristy and very pleasant.
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Today I made my shot list for Coba, an especially beautiful but also wild and wierd archeological site in the Yucatan Peninsula. I especially like the plethora of wild birds chirping and yodelling in the morning. With the camcorder filming, I was thrilled when a two to three foot tall brown speckled wading bird not only gave out three large squawks, but it also pooped and then flew away . . . all on camera. It is the Coba lakes that attract the tropical birds. Most of the land surface of Yucatan Peninsula is dry and without any rivers, streams or lakes. The inhabitants have to collect rainwater or haul water up from underground.
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