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I'll just post this one panoramic shot of Palenque (click for the larger version) and post a link to the rest here . This panorama shows most of the city that has been uncovered. What has been uncovered represents just 5% of the city with the other...
The overnight bus ride from Palenque to Tulum was painful. It didn't help that the driver insisted on playing CDs all night. I'm glad I had an aisle seat so I could stretch out, otherwise I'd get no sleep at all. It was bright and warm when...
El Castillo or The Castle is probably the most famous Mayan structure and rightfully so. This majestic building dominates the city of Chichen Itza. This photo shows one of the restored sides of the pyramid and also an unrestored side on the right. Moments...
Access to the beach at the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve is via a barely cleared path through the jungle. The walk is well worth it to this long sandy beach though. With nobody on the beach most of the time it's very private and a lovely place...
Taken from a sailboat leaving Isla Mujeres, Mexico
On my last night in Merida we went to an excellent restaurant for dinner. My steak was flambe'd tableside as was our Mayan coffee for desert. The night still being young we walked to the main square in the town where we'd hoped to catch some salsa...
I flew don to Cancun on Saturday to spend 10 days travelling around Mexico with Intrepid Travel . I'm travelling around the Yucatan region. Yesterday I spent the day visiting Chichen Itza. This Mayan site was built over around 1400 years ago (I can't...
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