Two weeks in mayan country: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala April 2012

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Two weeks in Central America.

Starting in Cancun, spending a few days in Tulum where I had wonderful days onf diving in the Cenotes.

Then I spent a bit more than a week on Caye Caulker. Excellent diving, wonderuf relaxed island life. No cars, just golf carts... No mobile phone reception for me...:-)

From there I had a two-days trip to Guatemala, to Tikal. I stayed in Flores, on Lago Peten Itzca, a wonderful city on a beautiful lake.

Tikal. One of the most impressive places I have ever seen. Amazing architecture, and this leaves questions in your mind. Who where they? Who built this amazing city? Who was living here?

Then I went to Tulum again, had the most impressive dive in the temple of doom, on April 13th...:-)

The last days I spent in Playa del Carmen, nice city, but quite touristy.

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Photos

Coba
April 1st. One of the great pyramids there, "la iglesia"

ballcourt at Coba
somewhere near here is a stone skull

Nohoch Mul, the great pyramid at Coba
42 m high, and a bit dangerous to climb since it is steep and very irregular steps

walking down is not easy
even not for dogs

Cenote dos ojos
April 2nd, just after the beautiful dives in the cenotes

Tulum, archeological site
beautiful coast, the Mayan Riviera

Iguana
fantastic picture

Tulum, beach
quite a crowded beach at the zona archeologica

Colibri
amazing !

VW beetle
modified mexican style

Chetumal
April 3rd. Here a telegraph pole can be seen with a piece of wood which was driven into the pole by the force of hurricane Janet in 1955

Half Moon Caye
On Half Moon Caye, Apr 6th, a beautiful place for the lunch break after the dive at the great blue hole

Half Moon Caye
remains of a lighthouse and houses

Sunset on Caye Caulker
April 7th, great colours

The Great Blue Hole
April 8th, after the dive down there

The Great Blue Hole
The perfect round shape of the great blue hole can be seen here... not as clearly as from the air..

Half Moon Caye
A frigate bird flying in