Around Merida

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Dzibilchaltun is just a short drive from Merida. It’s a fairly small ruins site, but was nice to wander around, and had a really good museum. But the best part was Cenote Xlakah located right amongst the ruins. Show up at any site in Mexico before nine or ten and … Read More

Uxmal

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The day didn’t start off so hot when we walked out of the hotel to find our tire flat. In Mexico they offer you roadside assistance for a few bucks a day on your rental car, which I always turn down, so we whipped out the spare and were rolling … Read More

Cenotes

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In Chichen Itza we packed up early in order to beat the crowds. Right down the road was Cenote Ik kil, and at nine we were the only people there. The Yucatan is absolutely filled with cenotes, from cave types with the ceiling caved in, to total caves, to things … Read More