Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Tulum and Grand Cenote

Tulum is a smaller town on the coast south of Cancun and Playa Del Carmen that also has Mayan ruins. From an archaelogical standpoint, this was not the best Mayan site that we visited. However, it´s location on a cliff overlooking the beautiful azur Caribbean Sea, makes it a stellar sight!






We also did a quick morning trip to the Mayan site of Coban which is interesting mainly because it is set amidst the jungle and also has a rather different pyramid structure compared to the other pyramids we have seen so far - so of course we had to go there and climb it!


On the way back from Coban we paid a visit to the "Grand Cenote" - an inland water filled sinkhole that you can dive and snorkel in. It was fabulous for a quick dip to cool off from the midday sun and the waters were wonderfully clear.