Chichen Itza aka chicken pizza

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We took a very early bus out of Merida and headed out to Chichen Itza - another set of amazing ruins. Although exhausting to get up at 5.00am, it was worth beating the crowds. We were at the site around 8.30am and got to see a lot of the various temples and ruins without hoards of people. By lunch time the place was packed.

Apparently only about 10% of the site has been excavated to date with most of the building still covered by the jungle.

Unlike the various ruins in Guatemala and Honduras, we weren´t allowed to climb any in Chichen Itza. It could be because the ruins in other places don´t get as many tourists as these ones do... I think this place is just too close to Playe Del Carmen so Americans find it convenient to come here.

From there we headed to Playa Del Carmen... a tourist town made for American. Needless to say, this is the least favourite place to be in.

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