MexicoYucatánCelestún20°51’40” N 90°23’57” W MexicoYucatánSanta ElenaUxmalCasa de las Tortugas20°21’34” N 89°46’15” W
January 14 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Today we went bird watching which I will blog about separately but we also visited the wonderful UNESCO World Heritage site of Uxmal. Impressive ruins of a city of about 20,000 which was abandonedRead more
MexicoQuintana RooIsla MujeresPlaya Garrafón21°11’53” N 86°43’41” W
January 15 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We are now on Isla Mujeres and we have been diving.
So far we have done six dives, two to the MUSA underwater museum where 500 sculptures have been sunk to create interest for divers and takeRead more
Caribbean Sea 21°7’60” N 86°42’30” W January 19, Caribbean Sea ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Today we did a more adventurous dive than the reef dives we had been doing to 9m (27ft). This time we dived to about 22m (65ft) to visit an old military boat that was sunk in 2000 to provide a diveRead more
MexicoYucatánRío Lagartos21°35’47” N 88°9’21” W January 20 in Mexico ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
After leaving Isla Mujeres we picked up a hire car and drove most of the day to reach Rio Lagartos where we spent last night and did some great birding yesterday and today As I have commented on aRead more
MexicoYucatánTinumChichén-ItzáPlataforma de las Águilas y los Jaguares20°41’2” N 88°34’8” W January 21 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
So today we visited Chichen Itza, we left at first light to beat the crowds and were there for just after opening at 8am.
This was an impressive sight with lots to see and take in. Hopefully theRead more
MexicoQuintana RooTulumCoba20°29’27” N 87°43’58” W January 22 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
This afternoon we visited a Cenote (swimming place), it was very peaceful and relaxing and the water a refreshing 24 degrees. Afterwards we did some birding and saw spider monkeys.
We then visitedRead more
MexicoQuintana RooMagisterial18°40’13” N 88°23’36” W
January 23 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We are staying thee nights in Bacalar and one thing that is remarkable about this laid back Pueblos Mágicos (magical towns) is the quantity and quality of the street art. Every block has a paintingRead more
MexicoQuintana RooEl Arca18°35’26” N 88°26’2” W January 24 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We are now in Bacalar near Belize by the largest freshwater body of water in Mexico - Bacalar Lagoon.
Today we visited Los Rápidos a natural lazy river. It was a lovely place we swam around, didRead more
MexicoQuintana RooCentro18°40’18” N 88°22’49” W
January 25 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We took two boat trips into the lagoon. The first was a sailing trip south of Bacalar and the second was a motorboat around Bacalar itself.
The lagoon is called the Lagoon of Seven Colours inRead more
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