MexicoEstado de YucatánCelestún20°51’40” N 90°23’57” W MexicoEstado de YucatánSanta ElenaUxmalCasa de las Tortugas20°21’34” N 89°46’15” W
14 januari, 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 abandonedLäs mer
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooIsla MujeresPlaya Garrafón21°11’53” N 86°43’41” W
15 januari, 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 takeLäs mer
Caribbean Sea 21°7’60” N 86°42’30” W 19 januari, 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 diveLäs mer
MexicoEstado de YucatánRío Lagartos21°35’47” N 88°9’21” W 20 januari, 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 aLäs mer
MexicoEstado de YucatánTinumChichén-ItzáPlataforma de las Águilas y los Jaguares20°41’2” N 88°34’8” W 21 januari, 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 theLäs mer
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooTulumCobá20°29’27” N 87°43’58” W 22 januari, 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 visitedLäs mer
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooMagisterial18°40’13” N 88°23’36” W
23 januari, 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 paintingLäs mer
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooEl Arca18°35’26” N 88°26’2” W 24 januari, 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, didLäs mer
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooCentro18°40’18” N 88°22’49” W
25 januari, 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 inLäs mer
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Cracking raccoons