We just got back from a quick trip to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. We spent a few days visiting the Mayan temples, then ended with a few days on the beach. After years of bouncing around Asia, and I mean bouncing, traveling in Mexico was a breeze. The roads are amazing, paved and empty, road signs have the largest font size I’ve ever seen, and the cities we visited were clean, and felt quite safe. I know there are other parts of Mexico that aren’t doing as well, but the Yucatan surprised me with its high level of infrastructure. Here are a few photos from the trip.
The El Caracol, observatory temple at Chitchen Itza.
The main temple, El Castillo at Chichen Itza.
Crowds of tourists look at the ‘basket’ on the the main ball court at Chichen Itza.
A small vegetable store in Piste.
Peppers
Old VW bugs are everywhere in Mexico. I especially like the Zip Tie license plate holder.
A great door knocker in Izamal, the ‘yellow town’.
The giant monastery is the main attraction and the center of the small, sleepy town.
A flag folding ceremony at the end of the day.
An amazing paper mache dragon.
A traditional skeleton sculpture.
The local tin-maker showing off a child’s toy made of a sharp star shaped piece of sheet metal, spun around with some string. Personally, I would never let a kid play with that.
The courtyard of the monastery.
One of the many local houses.
Late night food vendor.
A nice touch at the Romantic Hotel Santa Domingo in Izamal.
The view over the pancake flat Yucatan peninsula from the top of Ek-Balam.
Restoration of carvings at Ek-Balam.
Miriam watching the world pass in Valladolid.
Valladolid streets.
The beach front Tulum temple.
A small turtle hiding in its shell.
Hard at work in our office for a few days.
A group of people during a Mayan ceremony at Chichen Itza.
Sunset view of Chichen Itza from Okaan Hotel.
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