Viva La Mexico!

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So, last week Noelle, Wendy and I stayed at the beautiful Mayan Palace, just south of Cancun in the Riviera Maya, courtesy of Noelle's grandparents' timeshare. The resort was splendid with a ridiculously large pool.


(not all of the pool acreage is showing)

We went to the mayan ruins at Chichen Itza (pictured above) and the coastal ruin of Tulum


Going to Chichen Itza has always been a dream of mine, so I was really thrilled to go there. Here are Noelle and I at the Observatory at Chichen Itza.


The Yucatan Peninsula is filled with underground rivers that erode the limestone of that area and create water filled sinkholes called cenotes. We swam in a couple of them, which was a really amazing experience that I would recommend highly. This is one near Chichen Itza, I believe called the Cenote Azul:


We also went snorkeling and went to an adventure park where we could go on ziplines, see how the indigenous Maya live, and swim in a cenote. We also generally enjoyed the warm (humid) weather, the great food, a certain amount of shopping in nearby Playa del Carmen, and the wonderful sunsets along the beach.




It was a fantastic week. I hope to get more pictures posted as time permits. I liked it so much I bought a "rental vacation experience." So, I've basically made a commitment to vacationing, especially in Mexico. ;-)