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April 7th 2010

Published: April 24th 2010

I am going to begin this tale when we got to Quintana Roo, the Eastern-most state in Mexico on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Thus leaving out a fairly soggy interlude that saw us travelling all around Chiapas and Tabasco states to try to get to Palenque when the roads were blocked by protesters. We did eventually get there and enjoyed the beautiful ruins despite intermittently he... Read Full Entry

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Valladolid cathedral on our way to Chichen Itza

Last chance saloon

Valladolid

Colonial buildings on the square

Colonial street and beetle

Colour-coordinated parking: I like it!

Inland there were lots of women still wearing traditional dresses

As you're not supposed to take photos of Mayans, I almost felt bad about this, but she walked right into my photo! What was I suposed to do?

Fancy lunch...

When you go to nice restaurants you always get totopos with salsa

The green one is really spicy!

El Castillo - Chichen Itza

The main staircase of El Castillo

The statue in the middle is supposed to be the best preserved there.

He had a large dish on his stomach that the still beating hearts of the sacrificial victims would be laid on. You used to be able to climb up, but no more...

El Castillo from a different angle

The right side of the right staircase is where the shadow of the serpent can be seen at equinox

Dragon

The biggest ball court we've seen to date

And the first with hoops. Imagine your life being at stake, and then try to shoot a ball through the hoop using only your elbows, shoulders, hips and knees!