Mérida's Plaza Mayor comes alive every evening.The colonial city of Mérida, once Tihó, a Mayan settlement, was first settled by the Spanish in 1542.A typical road in the Yucatan.Bicycle taxis in Conkal.Xlacah cenote with Dzibilchaltun Mayan ruins in the backround.Prehistoric looking horseshoe crab.Curious children check us out.A view of Ek Balam Mayan ruins.Some of the intricate carvings at Ek Balam.Colourful Valladolid.Zací cenote right in the heart of Valladolid.Mumondzonot cenote - a breathtaking find with the help of our keen local guide.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.Mayan nas in Ticul. These are traditional Mayan homes and can be seen in almost every town. Not too far away is a modern internet cafe.Getting lost inside Mérida's massive market. You can find many different exotic foods and crafts in here.Looking out form the archways of the Palacio de Gobierno at the main square, the Plaza Mayor.Corn, the ray of sun from the gods. One of Fernando Castro Pacheco's murals in the Palacio de Gobierno. Dozens of paintings depicting Mayan history took 25 years to complete.Chiquita the tejon (kind of a badger)A cenote Xla' kahCycling down a quite narrow roadThe people are friendly, but some of the trees are not!At 42 metres, the Great Pyramid of Cobá is the tallest Mayan structure on the Yucatan peninsulaThe long ladder down to Nohoch Ha cenoteInside Nohoch Ha cenote looking at the little banana island in the middleDetail at Mayapan Mayan ruinsFresco at Mayapan ruinsProcessing henequen into sisal fibre at Hacienda Sotuta de Peon
