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Colorful Shrine to the Virgin Mary in Valladolid, Mexico
Blog: Landlopers - 9 April 2012
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Mexico #6: Back Roads
Blog: Roving Gastronome - 31 January 2011
I love that even though the Yucatan has very few roads, and I’ve been down there more than a dozen times, there are still some roads I haven’t been on. Such as the road between Valladolid and Izamal, which passes through the village of Uayma. Where there’s this: I also had time to poke around [...]
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Flamingo Fever – Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan State, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 26 August 2010
Long-legged pink birds greet you in the town of Rio Lagartos even before you hit the water. We’d come to town on a day trip from Valladolid and it was clear from the moment we arrived that the quiet, dusty town had one claim to fame: flamingos, which explains the plastic versions that decorate the main drag into town. We veered off and head for the water determined to see some of the thousands of flamingos that come to the protected Ría Lagartas Biosphere Reserve to feed, breed, nest and rest.
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Ancient Mayans and Black Jaguars – Ek’ Balam Ruins, Yucatan State, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 24 August 2010
Less than 20 miles from Valladolid lies Ek’ Balam, a rich but only moderately visited ancient Mayan city. There are more than 30 Mayan languages. In the local Yucatec Mayan language the name Ek’ Balam means “Black Jaguar.” It’s a fittingly imposing name for a city which is believe to have been large and prosperous. Most of the structures of Ek’ Balamn date back to the Late Classic period (600-900 AD), including an impressive tomb.
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Base Jumping – Valladolid, Yucatan State, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 23 August 2010
Located about midway between Tulum on the coast and Merida inland, Valladolid is perfectly situated to serve as a base for day trips to plentiful area attractions including the Mayan ruins of Ek’ Balam and the flamingos of the Biosphera de la Reserva Ria Lagartos (more on those sites in our next two posts). Valladolid is also perfectly situated to sizzle—smack in the hot zone of Yucatan State without the benefit of cooling ocean breezes. It was so hot when we were in Valladolid that the toilet water was steamy.
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Whispers of Guardian Spirits Echo Through Sacred Cenotes of the Yucatan
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 19 August 2010
From the top of Cenote Samula at Dzitnup I peered into the abyss. Only five or six rough hand-hewn steps were visible before the cave’s gloomy interior swallowed the ancient staircase. Digging my fingertips into sweating limestone walls I descended gingerly, concentrating on keeping my footing on the slick, uneven stones. At the bottom of [...]
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Exploring the Northern Yucatan from Centrally Located Valladolid
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 12 August 2010
Well rested from my previous three days at the amazing Hacienda Xcanatun Resort, I set off with renewed vigor to discover more of the northern Yucatan. As with so many of the other locales I had visited in Mexico, there is so much to do in the Yucatan that it is difficult to choose which [...]
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DÍA 13: VALLADOLID, EK'BALAM Y EL CENOTE DZINUP
Blog: Diario de a bordo - 6 August 2010
Tampoco es que nos diéramos un gran madrugón ese día, pero a las ocho de la mañana ya estábamos en la zona de la playa esperando que algún taxi o el colectivo (que, por cierto, sólo hay dos al día que conecten Tulum con la zona de la playa) pasara por allí. Como era de esperar, a los cinco minutos pasó un taxi que nos llevó a la estación de autobuses por los 50 pesos estipulados.
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