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Cancun Day 5 – Xcaret Park (Part 1)

16 Oct 2012 By

Xcaret is a theme park in Riviera Maya, Mexico which offers a large variety of activities. Dave and I had Xcaret plus admission tickets to the park which included transport to and from Xcaret, park entrance, a buffet meal, access to all except extras, the park’s attractions and activities and Xcaret Night Show. It also included complimentary use of showers, beach loungers, hammocks, life vests, use of snorkeling equipment and a locker. It is an impressive and beautiful park known for its water and land attractions. We decided to skip the water activities and to see the park’s grounds instead. Here is a map of the park from xcaret-tickets.com.

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Cancun Day 4 – Chichen Itza Light and Sound

05 Oct 2012 By

I had to upload this post, because tomorrow “the End of the World” is expected. 🙂 I just heard over the radio, that the marketing strategy really works and the tourists flooded the Yucatan Peninsula. We visited the Mayan ruins this summer and the mystery of the Mayan Apocalypse has been explained to us. Let’s follow our journey to the ancient Mayan world.

It was a beautiful sunny morning in Cancun, Mexico. Dave and I were enjoying our coffee outside of the hotel’s entrance, while waiting for our transportation to arrive. On this day we were going to visit the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza is considered the largest of the ruined Mayan cities on the Yucatan Peninsula and one of Mexico’s most-visited tourist destinations. Construction of the city began in the 7th century and the city reached its peak in the 10th century. Nichupte Lagoon is seen right behind the fountain from the entrance of our hotel.

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Cancun Day 3 – Coba Maya Encounter Expedition (Part 2)

29 Sep 2012 By

In the afternoon our group arrived at the ancient city of Coba, located in the middle of the jungle. The Mayan name Coba means ‘ruffled waters’. It probably refers to the lakes in the area. Coba is located between two lakes and is close to three others. Since surface water is not common in the Yucatan peninsula, it makes sense that the Mayans built their city in an area among lakes. Coba was at one time a very large city spread over 80 square kilometers/30 square miles and was once home to around 50,000 people . Of the 6500 buildings which have been found at Coba only 10% have been excavated. The site was built during the Classic Period (600-900 A.D.), but also experienced a building boom in the Early Post Classic period dated 925 A.D – 1200 A.D. (from wikipedia). Here is Coba site map located right at the entrance.

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