Templo del Conde

Templo del Conde (Temple of the Count): This temple is named for Jean Frederic Maximilien de Waldec, an eccentric German count who lived here for a year in 1832 in a small temple tucked at the top of this high pyramid The count brought along his mistress, who must have been quite madly in love with him to camp high atop a pyramid in the middle of a steaming jungle without running water or air conditioning—modern amenities that today might make such a romp quite fun. No doubt the views were romantic, but the steps up and down each day must have been quite arduous.