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.The small fishing village of Río Lagartos is known for it's nearby flamingo nesting grounds.Marcos is our flamingo guide on our tour of Ría Lagartos.Throwing out a tarraya, a round net used for fishing, isn't as easy as it looks.Chikila spring. An ojo de agua, literaly an eye of water.Flamingos near Rio Lagartos.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.The palace of Nachi Cocom in the town of Sotuta. He was the last great ruler of the Cocom Maya lineage.Kabáh just one of more than a dozen Mayan sites in this area, the Ruta Puuc.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.Puuc region carvings.The main church in Ticul.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.
