In 1967 the Mexico government’s aim was to locate the best area for an international tourist resort with the finest beaches, the most beautiful water, and the fewest hurricanes. Another requirement would be proximity to its wealthy northern neighbor so flight times would be minimal.
Read MoreWe drove through jungle and small towns until we reached the edge of the town of Tihosuco. Then the ride got really interesting: we turned off onto a dirt/sand/stone road that went deeper into the jungle for eight kilometers. David said the road was over 500 years old…
Read MoreThe ancient Maya city of Tulum is a particularly stunning site that rests upon cliffs overlooking the turquoise expanse of the Caribbean.
Read MoreOne hundred and sixty years ago John Lloyd Stephens, along with artist Frederick Catherwood, braved the jungles of Yucatan, Guatemala, and Honduras to become the first English-speaking travelers to explore this region originally known only by the Maya.
Read MoreAs we read on, we found out that Calakmul was the most important urban center in the southern part of Campeche as well as one of the most outstanding cities of the Mayan Classic Period (500–900 AD).
Read MoreThere is evidence in the architecture of Ek Balam that other civilizations, like the Toltecs around the year 900 AD, inhabited the city and blended their culture and traditions with those of the Mayan.
Read MoreFew archeological explorers can live up to the image of Edward Herbert Thompson. Most famous for dredging Chichen Itza’s sacred cenote in 1904.
Read More“Place of the Red Corn” is located 57 miles north of Chetumal." It is only a few miles off Highway #307 as you are travel west on Federal Road #293., 45 minutes from Laguna Bacalar.
Read MoreThe two names Muyil and Chunyaxche are used interchangeably for this ancient place. It is named after the two large inland lagoons that separate the site from the Caribbean Sea.
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