Buying hamacas in MeridaThe colonial city of Mérida, once Tihó, a Mayan settlement, was first settled by the Spanish in 1542.The main church in Ticul.The church in Santa Elena. Churches are generally quite massive in this area, probably because of the abundance of building materials that the Spanish found in the form of Mayan temples.Kabáh just one of more than a dozen Mayan sites in this area, the Ruta Puuc.Izamal's giant monastary was built atop the riuns of Popul-Chac from 1533 to 1561.Taxi anyone? Ride in style in Izamal - then again, you can walk to anywhere that you'd want to go too.Standing amongst the tree roots under the ground in a caveEl Castillo, the pyramid of Kukulcán at Chichén Itzá.The steep climb up El CastilloCenote Xkeken. At around midday the sun comes through a hole in the ceiling penetrating deep into the cenote and in turn illuminating the cave in a magical soft blue light.Jumping into cenote Zací in the heart of ValladolidValladolid at dusk
