Blogs from Uxmal, Yucatán, Mexico, North America

Wir erreichen „The Lodge at Uxmal“ am frühen Nachmittag und genießen die schöne Anlage mit zwei Pools und den zwar etwas in die Jahre gekommenen aber schick ausgestatteten Reetdachbungalows ein paar Stunden lang fast für uns alleine. Wir sind hier dann doch wieder mitten im Dschungel, wenn auch nicht ganz so „ab vom Schuss“ wie wir es in Calakmul gewesen wären. Aber sowohl auf Handyempfang als auch auf Wlan müssen wir heute wohl verzichten. Vorsichtshalber klären wir mal ab, wo das nächste Krankenhaus wäre. Das wäre 35 Minuten entfernt, klingt nicht so ermutigend. Wir hoffen also einfach dass unser Baby gut auf die fiebersenkenden Maßnahmen reagiert und wir kein weiteres Krankenhaus benötigen werden. Außer ein paar hochpreisigen Hotels und den Ruinen der Maya-Stadt Uxmal (man spricht es Usch-mal) ist hier draußen nicht viel. Dafür ist man ... read more

We are up and ready to leave by 7am. We had intended to walk to the bus station but we are feeling weary this morning so we call an Uber instead. That will reduce our 40 minute walk to a 15 minute drive tops. Our Uber arrives and takes us almost to the bus station. For some reason the police are blocking off the roads today so we just tell our guy to drop us off and we walk the two remaining blocks to the station. We have plenty of time and, apparently, the road isn’t blocked for pedestrians! We stop at a little local cafe that is full of people for breakfast. We share a table with a Mexican lady who speaks English. We suss out straight away that she is a guide touting for ... read more

Pirámide del Adivino is part of the Mayan ruins at Uxmal (OOSH-mahl) located in Yucatán sort of between Mérida, where I arrived last Monday, and Campeche. One name for the ruins is thought to be "three times built" while another possible translation is "what is to come, the future." Either way, legend has it that the pyramid was built in only one night by the Mayan god Itzamna. Not too shabby... $US ≈ 19 Mexican pesos ($M) Mérida I'm fairly certain that when I last visited Mérida in 2014 I did not have any motivation whatsoever to visit any of these places. Not surprising since it was very close to the end of 2 years of continuous travel around the world. This time I managed to pack in quite a bit in a few days. It's ... read more

Oli ostettu liput klo 6 lahtevaan bussiin. Siis heratys klo 5 - asema oli onneksi lahella. Matka kesti reilun tunnin. Uxmalissa oli onneksi hotellin ravintola, jossa saattoi syoda aamiaisen. Alue aukeni klo 8. Kierreltiin sitten aluetta parin tunnin ajan. Ei ollut ihan yhta vaikuttava kuin Chichen Itza tai Teotihuacan. Pari tuntia jai bussin lahtoon. Kaytiin vieressa olevassa kaakaomuseossa. Bussi tuli sitten puoli tuntia myohassa. Majapaikkaan valipalaa. Iltapaivaunet. Pulahdin altaassa. Paikallinen kaveri tuli hotellille klo 19, ja tehtiin kierros kaupungilla. Paivalla oli jo 33 astetta - yolla hiukan viileampaa.... read more

Tuesday morning we were out of the El Caribe (www.elreycaribe.com ) trekking across the now more familiar roads and traffic circles making our way to the ADO bus depot where we were going to catch a bus to Merida. (ever notice how unfamiliar roadways and surroundings look so much better in the light of day ? ) We had decided Monday night that for the trip to Merida we would just catch the next departing bus. It seemed that if we were to be making any decisions there would have been a choice of three types of bus. The standard, First Class, and some sort of Deluxe. When we got to the ticket counter it turned out the next bus would be leaving in about 30 minutes, and it was a First Class unit. Near the ... read more