Here are all my experiences in the state of Yucatan, Mexico
The ‘yellow city’ Izamal is a village with about 15,000 inhabitants, in the middle of the Yucatan jungle and close to Mérida. Speaking of Mérida: Izamal was the capital of Yucatan before. Here the Mayan period transitions ‘seamlessly’ into the present time: in the center and just outside it are several pyramids, as part of …
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Monkeys swing from branch to branch. Constantly and everywhere there is rustling. Around the Pyramids, but especially in the woods. Those pyramids are proudly standing, although the traces of mother nature are there of course. Some old Mayan buildings are somewhat overgrown or full of moss. The largest pyramids have been cleaned, but here too …
If you study Google Maps and head off the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, El Cuyo might just catch your eye. It lies alone on a peninsula, between the beach and mangrove. You would immediately embrace the village because of its location. Holbox is close by, but that has already been described in detail …
