The Maya people of the Yucatan
When I visited Merida, the capital city of the State of Yucatan on the Yucatan Peninsula, I was struck by how many Maya lived there and how integrated into mainstream life they seemed to be, at least in comparison to the Maya in places like the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Between 750,000 and 1,200,000 people speak Mayan in the Yucatán Peninsula, which includes the States of Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo. The Maya, however, are not … Read entire article »
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How I travelled around the Yucatan by bus
Thinking about riding the buses in Mexico and don’t know the language? Here’s how an “older” female, travelling solo, with no Spanish, did it last month. I hadn’t planned to go there. In fact, I had just come back from Asia and my travel fund was low. But winter was lingering here in Canada so I impulsively decided to wait it out someplace warm. I do know some Spanish and here it is. - Hello. Hola. (o-la) - … Read entire article »
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Isla Mujeres, Mexico, revisited
I first visited Isla Mujeres 10 years ago and really liked the place. It’s a small island off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, 10km north of Cancun. Isla (as the locals call it) and its better-known neighbour Cancan were both quiet fishing villages at one time but not any more. The Mexican government began developing the Cancun hotel zone in 1974 and today it is one of the most popular tourist resorts in the world. There are more … Read entire article »
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The surprising Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan
Celestun is a fishing village 96 km southwest of Merida on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It’s known for its seafood restaurants and for the flamingos that go there during the fall and winter to reproduce. The flamingos are in the Celestun Biosphere Reserve and you need to take a boat to see them. You can hire one at the entrance to Celestun or on the beach near either the La Palapa or La Sirena restaurants. There … Read entire article »
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