Blogs from Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico, North America - page 6

No trip to Mexico would be complete without visiting the most famous of the Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza. We planned to visit Chichen Itza from Valladolid, a town about three hours by bus from Merida and a good location to also see some other ruins and sights. Our previous bus experiences in South East Asia had left us sceptical that we would depart or arrive on time and expected numerous stops or delays along the way... how wrong we were! The public transport system in Mexico is brilliant and for a reasonable price we had an allocated seat on a modern air-conditioned coach which departed spot on time and only stopped at designated bus stations. On arriving in Valladolid we found accommodation easily and set off straight away for Chichen Itza to see it by daylight ... read more

Valladolid, Yucatàn, a 5 de octubre del 2009. Ahì les van unas fotos de Chichèn Itzà para que recuerden cuando anduvieron por estos rumbos (y si me equivoquè y alguien no anduvo, pues ya andarà). Saludos. Omar VM ******************************************* Loreto, B.C.S., a 26 de marzo del 2010. Saludos a los visitantes del blog. Poco puedo decir acerca de Chichén Itzá, dado lo famoso del lugar. Lo que sí puedo comentar, para que lo agreguen a su bagaje cultural, es que su estilo arquitectónico es "maya-tolteca", dado que surge de la fusión con el estilo de la ciudad de Tula. Cabe recordar que ambas civilizaciones tuvieron una convergencia importantísima justamente en esta ciudad, sin que aún los arqueólogos e historiadores se pongan de acuerdo sobre la manera en que ésta se dio. Un ejemplo muy citado es ... read more

Ola a todos, Auto oppikken en lets hit the road. Luka is heel blij met haar nieuwe kinderstoel: Ze vindt het, in tegenstelling met de maxi-cosi, bijzonder grappig om naar voor te kunnen kijken en bijgevolg ons te zien zitten. De lokale wegen zijn meestal OK, muv de honderden 'topes' die her en der verspreid liggen en welke als verkeersremmers dienen te functioneren. En dat is wat ze doen. Niemand wenst dergelijke bouwerken (tot 50 cm hoog) te passeren boven de 20 km/u. Eerste stop is Valladolid, een rustig maar zeer mooi koloniaal stadje. Luka geniet van de aandacht van de Mexicanen die trouwens compleet gek zijn van kinderen. 's Avonds parkeren we onze auto in de buurt van Chitchen Itza, een van de meeste bekendste en mooiste maya-steden in centraal Amerika. ... read more

After 3 years in Canada, we decided to kick off our travelling plans and headed to Mexico. Although the better half and I had our small share of travelling in Asia and growing up in the Philippines; a country colonized by the spanish for 3 centuries. Mexico for us was a way of not just seeing the beauty of Chichen Itza but learn how pre-historic civilizations existed and also compare some similarities of our culture from theirs (having been in spanish rule for a period of time). Among suggestions from friends; we stayed in an All-Inclusive place in the Akumal area (around 30 mins away from Playa del Carmen). With its prestine beaches and allure. We understood why the Altantic part draws in big crowds. Day 3 of our stay was our long commute to Chichen ... read more

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