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Jungle flowers, stinging scorpions, mysterious insects, howling monkeys, sheep trees, traveling gypsies, fabulous musicians, not to mention the majestic ruins of the ancient Maya city – our first stop in the state of Chiapas, in the charming jungle of Palenque was eventful and very enjoyable.
Dryness and the Wheel We took a little tour south of the town today with the general goal of finding a deserted ghost town kinda place we read about. We located it on Google Earth and created a route to it from our hotel which we uploaded to our GPS. So finding the place was [...]
Moth in Mayapan Merida loop – day 7: We got up at seven-ish, gave five gold coins to our fine host and said goodbye. We rode down to the local tienda (store) and got some yogurts for our breakfast. It started to sprinkle so while we waited for a break in the weather we talked [...]
Steve and Zoe in front of el Castillo pyramid at Chichen Itza The Maya name Chich’en Itza means “At the mouth of the well of the Itza.” This derives from chi’, meaning “mouth”, and ch’e’en, meaning “well.” Itzá is the name of the family that ruled the area, a name derived from the Maya itz, [...]
From this astronomical observatory the Mayans were counting on the stars Were we the only tourists in Cobá last night? Very possible. Situated only 44 km northeast of Tulum the archaeological site of Cobá is a great day-trip destination: come, climb the pyramid, maybe grab some lunch and then go back to the coast. Since [...]
Palapa angels on the ceiling We woke up this morning with the palapa angels looking down at us from the ceiling again. We know they are only dried palm tree leaves woven around sticks; but, they make us smile as we lay in bed, looking up in sleepy enchantment. What a cozy room we’ve got [...]