We arrived in Merida from San Cristobal and it was much hotter! It made for very pleasant evenings chilling out in the plaza outside our hostel, and watching the world go by.
We spent the first day heading to several cenotes (fresh water filled caverns) around the area. After busing for an hour, we were collected by a mototaxi (this time with the seats on the front on the motorbike) and shown four cenotes by the driver and his little brother. The clear, fresh water was perfect for cooling off in the heat. After the cenotes we were shown to a local restaurant for lunch where we had delicious chicken fajitas and were kept company by a couple of cute domestic (?) turkeys.
That evening we headed out for dinner at a very popular restaurant, serving traditional Yucatan food - popular with locals and tourists alike. Paul I shared a tasting plate allowing us to try a few different dishes. One of the local dishes was turkey in a black sauce. Turkey seemed to be the meat of choice here (maybe those turkeys earlier today weren't pets...).
The next day we headed to Chichen Itza, probably the most famous of the Mayan ruins in Mexico, operating from around 600AD. It was an amazing set if ruins surrounded by jungle. I think the photos will show it better than I can describe...
From Chichen Itza we headed onwards to the coast.
We spent the first day heading to several cenotes (fresh water filled caverns) around the area. After busing for an hour, we were collected by a mototaxi (this time with the seats on the front on the motorbike) and shown four cenotes by the driver and his little brother. The clear, fresh water was perfect for cooling off in the heat. After the cenotes we were shown to a local restaurant for lunch where we had delicious chicken fajitas and were kept company by a couple of cute domestic (?) turkeys.
That evening we headed out for dinner at a very popular restaurant, serving traditional Yucatan food - popular with locals and tourists alike. Paul I shared a tasting plate allowing us to try a few different dishes. One of the local dishes was turkey in a black sauce. Turkey seemed to be the meat of choice here (maybe those turkeys earlier today weren't pets...).
The next day we headed to Chichen Itza, probably the most famous of the Mayan ruins in Mexico, operating from around 600AD. It was an amazing set if ruins surrounded by jungle. I think the photos will show it better than I can describe...
From Chichen Itza we headed onwards to the coast.
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