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Saturday, December 1, 2007
Getting to the Yucatan
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Sunday
at Playa del Carmen, Xel–Ha, and Tulum
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Our Route and destination — through Salt Lake City to Cancun International Airport
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One of 2 de–icing rigs at Salt Lake City International
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Sunday morning — Playa del Carmen:
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At the Hotel Hul–ku — the morning after our first night
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Joe, Josh (and Mary) at the ramped escalator at the Playa del Carmen Walmart
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Sunday morning — Xel–Ha (Shel–ha)
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Me beside the paintings that still remain intact at Xel–Ha
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There are many Iguanas here and they like to hold very still for the camera,
unless they are running away.
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Our first view of the cenote at Xel–Ha
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I was the first one in
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Joe and fan palm in the well–maintained portion of the pathway to the cenote
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Sunday afternoon — The ruins at Tulum
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Pretty plant on the pedestrian roadway into Tulum
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Trees grow up through the elevated paths.
Ancient Mayas built roads like this, paved with crushed white limestone gravel
making them easier to see at night, a cooler time to travel.
They built hundreds of kilometers of these roads, say the signs.
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Sign at Entrance to Tulum.
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Close up of map of Tulum from the entrance sign. Tulum faces the sea.
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Plan of this ancient port city that shows its walls. This was built as a fort and lighthouse complex.
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Landscape of Tulum
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This city was built late in Mayan history and is said to be of poorer quality. Note the tippy building on the left.
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Face at corner
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Tulum is on the Caribbean Sea and has two small beaches within the ruins.
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Boats from the town of Tulum to the south. The waves are breaking on a reef.
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Iguana close up. We saw many Iguanas here and at Xel–Ha, but not later on the trip.
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A hint of the bigger beach, though even it is just a little cove.
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Josh, me, and Mary
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Josh and Mary
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Good geology sign
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A perfect yucca by the exit gate
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Crowds, but obviously not too bad
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Bougainvillea
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One of our Tulum entry tickets. Note, these are $45 Mexican pesos, not $45 USD. Less than $4.50 in US Dollars
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Back side of a ticket. I appreciate the sentiment.
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