http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucat-n/Uxmal/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Mexico , Yucatán , Uxmal en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:48:21 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:48:21 UTC Today was the first of many long driving days. We left at 0645 to have breakfast at a local market in Uman. We had panuchos with beans and salbutes no beans and a fresh fruit platter. Even though it was fried it still hit the spot. A meat market was next door so we went and took a look. Itrsquos really not that much different from traditional markets in China and while some may questio http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-350039.html Po dni velkych prejezdu se opet navracime k archeologickym zonam a naplno rozjizdime nasi majskou tour po Yucatanu. Zaciname uprostred yucatanskeho porostu v mensi zone Sayil ktera podobne jako dalsi pamatky na nasi trase Kabah Uxmal a Labna toto misto uz pro nabity program nestihame se pysni majskym architektonickym stylem Puuc charakteristickym zejmena zobrazovanim sloupu na fasadach bud http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-349372.html Ruta Puuc and the Convent RouteThe Ruta Puuc is located to the south of Merida and consists of the Mayan ruin sites called Mayapan Uxmal Xlapak Sayil Kabah and Labnah. The name Ruta Puuc means hilly route. Also along this route is the henequen hacienda called Yaxcopoil and Loltun caves. The Puuc style is known for its elaborately ornamented building facades. We travelled the Ruta Puuc dur http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-345147.html Mexico270608 Mayan Ruins.290608 Sunday.Gabriel arrived at 9.00 am to take us to some Mayan temples. As we drove he explained that Mayan is the most common language spoken in the area with the people bilingual speaking Mayan and Spanish.Uxmal.The first was Uxmal a temple that had been largely restored. The restored pyramid was built in 3 stages each stage being built over the previous http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-301633.html Day 14 Sunday 13 July Mission Accomplished 3 bus journeys and Uxmal ruinsAnother early start today. The plan is to get a bus to Uxmal 3 hour journey visit the ruins get a bus from Uxmal to Merida 1 hour journey and then to get a bus to Chichen Itza 2 and a half hour journey. I don't know if this is feasible as I set out but I'll give it a shot and find somewhere to lay my head if I f http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-299403.html Well after a week of Spanish and exploring Merida we were fairly tired so on Friday we went to the local university and saw some traditional dancing and retired fairly early. The dancing turned out to be amazing and extremely impressive incredible tap dancing with Cuban heels men and women extravagant highly colourful dresses and it was sweltering so I felt the dances were really impressive http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-296747.html Today we were supose to go to Cuzama to see 3 Cenotes but poor Chelsea is quite sick with Montezumas Revenge so I'm taking this oppertunity to write a blog and holding my breath that I don't get sick too. Yesterday we took a bus to Labna Xlapak Sayil Kabah and then on to Uxmal. Although we were rushed for time it was amazing Labna and Xlapak are small and look's like they may have functioned http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-294931.html So yesterday I went to Uxmal. For those of you who dont know its an archaeological site you know mayan pyramids and whatnotAnyway its a postclassic site like pretty much everything in the Yucatan and is pretty different from all of the other sites Ive seen. Mostly because there arent a whole lot of pyramidsmostly its a bunch of buildings with rooms inside. This is pretty unusual and http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-247274.html Sacred places in the middle of jungle Ruta Puuc Pocos lugares estn realmente alejados de los viajeros busquillas. Primera vez en mi vida que he pagado un pasaje en bus para ir DE PIE. Es que toda la regin de Mrida estaba de fiesta y ese fin de semana todos los lugares iban a sus poblados a disfrutar de grandes fiestas familiares y comida casera.Marcela y yo de pie conversando con las mujeres http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-241876.html Before I get to Uxmal Actually SANTA ELENA I spent a night in Merida. I stayed in the centrum where the beutiful and colorful streets are covered with dust and the smok of the cars. I would only go to Merida if I need information about post colonial Mexico and some backgrund on Mayans.In the new years eve I left Merida towards UXMAL one of the biggest Mayan ruins in Mexico. I got out of the http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-232412.html Waarde fans...Buiten vriest het 5 binnen is het lekker warm tijd voor een update van dit weblogHet vriest hier alles behalve natuurlijk ik schat de temperatuur op zo'n 30 graden maar zo dicht bij de evenaar is het rond het middaguur toch ook een aardige bezigheid om binnen in de airco uit de hete zon even een stukkie te tikkenEven vanaf de vorige 'entry' vanaf Santa Elena ben ik met een b http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-229604.html During one of our days in Merida we took a tour to the ruins of Uxmal pronounced oosh mahl which is located approx. one hour and a half from the capital of the Yucatan. We were picked up at approx. 100 p.m. which was a much better start because it can be so intolerably hot at times. We had a tour guide for the majority of the time. Typically we choose to tour with the Spanish speaking guid http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-195809.html STAYING Hotel Hacienda Uxmal PLACES TO VISITSEE Uxmal light show Kabah Labna Sayil WEB Uxmal This is a good site will lots of picture Uxmal emerged as the dominant citystate between A.D. 850 and 900 when the House of the Magician the Great Pyramid and the Nunnery were built. At Uxmal we were ldquoupgradedrdquo to the Hacienda Lodge just at the gate of the Maya R http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-166841.html 250307 270307 Merida Yaxcopoil UxmalArriving in Merida we soon found our hotel based on the grid system of numbered streets each one running as a oneway street for traffic. We wandered the locals market in the Plaza Mayor and soon found 4 large sombreros at a bargain price for us all to wear for a mad night out and Patrick and Rebecca modeled the Love Seats. Although the streets are http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Uxmal/blog-151192.html