
MEXICO - Yucatan
The Yucatan Peninsula is a region of southeastern Mexico. Yucatan was the home of the Maya civilization before it was conquered by the Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th century. The Mayan Riviera is stretching south from Cancun and attracts thousands of tourists, as well as the famous archeological maya sites of Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Tulum.
BEST TIME to VISIT YUCATAN
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to CANCUN
From October to April

Maya pyramid

Maya pyramid

stones are erected in front of the pyramids

Maya pyramid

Ocellated turkey - female

Ocellated turkeys - Bridal parade on the main roadto Calakmul

Tulum Maya Ruins

Tulum Maya Ruins

Tulum Maya Ruins

Tulum Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal maya ruins

Uxmal maya ruins

Uxmal maya ruins

Coba maya ruins

Coba maya ruins

Coba maya ruins

Chichen-Itza

Chichen-Itza

Chichen-Itza

Chichen-Itza

Chichen-Itza

Chichen-Itza

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Edzna is a Maya archaeological site - Main Temple

Edzna is a Maya archaeological site - Main Temple

Edzna is a Maya archaeological site - Main Temple





relax


Bird's-eye on Cozumel island

relax at the beach

coati

Ocellated turkey - male during the bridal parade

maya pyramid

Ocellated turkey - male during the bridal parade

Lodge close to the jungle

Lodge - relax at the pool

Coba Mayan Ruins

Most of the mayan sites are inlayed in the Yucatan jungle

Tulum Maya Ruins

Tulum Maya Ruins

Tulum Maya Ruins

Tulum Maya Ruins - Iguana with a perfect camouflage

Chichen-Itza Maya Ruins

Chichen-Itza Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Chichen-Itza Maya Ruins - The Mesoamerican major formal ballgames were held as ritual events. Late in the history of the game, some cultures occasionally seem to have combined competitions with religious human sacrifice.

Chichen-Itza Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Uxmal Maya Ruins

Pasaje de La Revolución

Cathedral - Interior

Balconies decorated with Day of the Dead statues

Historic city - women selling clothes

Historic City - street food

Historic City - Cathedral

Historic City - Old church

Day Of The Dead Diva Lady in a shop

Day Of The Dead Diva Lady in a shop

Day Of The Dead Diva Lady in a shop

Day Of The Dead Diva Lady in a shop

Memorial

Mayan World Museum of Mérida (Gran Museo del Mundo Maya) - statue

Mayan World Museum of Mérida (Gran Museo del Mundo Maya) - statue

Historic city - San Antonio de Padua Convent - Gate

Historic city - golden Altar

Historic city - Cathedral

Historic city - Cathedral

Historic city - old elegant building

Memorial

Mayan World Museum of Mérida - (Gran Museo del Mundo Maya)

Mayan World Museum of Mérida (Gran Museo del Mundo Maya)

Cathedral

Cathedral - towers

Historic Mansion built during the henequen boom

Historic Town - Horse carriage for tourists

Typical flat landscape of Yucatan

San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.

colorful house

San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.

San Antonio de Padua convent - Altar

San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.

San Antonio de Padua convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.

Historic Town - Horse carriage for tourists

Historic City - Old building

Family transport

Historic City - Old church

Historic Mansion built during the henequen boomin the 19th century, now a museum

Historic Mansion built during the henequen boomin the 19th century, now a museum

Historic City - colorful hotel

Historic City - Horse carriage

Historic City - street view with old houses

Historic City - street view with old houses

Historic City - street view with old houses

Historic Mansion built during the henequen boomin the 19th century, now a museum

Colorful houses

Historic Mansion built during the henequen boomin the 19th century, now a museum

Historic city - street food

Historic Mansion built during the henequen boomin the 19th century, now a museum

relax at the pool

Mayan World Museum of Mérida (Gran Museo del Mundo Maya)

Historic City - Old building

Pelican alon the Malecon

Mayan archaeological site of Edzna Main Temple

San Miguel Fort - Entrance

San Miguel Fort - Museum

Cathedral

Cathedral

Statue on the Malecon

Historic city - Old colorful houses

Historic city - Cathedral

Historic city - Cathedral

Historic city - Cathedral

the Historic city was walled - one of the gates

Coba Maya Ruins

Relax at the lodge

old building

old white church

Historic manor built during the henequen boom in the 19th century

old building

Horse Carriage for tourists

San Antonio de Padua Convent - Most of the cut stone from the Pre-Columbian city was reused to build the Spanish churches, monastery, and surrounding buildings.

San Antonio de Padua Convent - Completed in 1561, the open atrium of the Monastery is still today second in size only to that at the Vatican.

Horse Carriage for tourists

Malecon - Fishing boats

Pelican

Malecon - Statue

Historic City - Old houses

Historic City - Cathedral and old building

Historic City - Old houses

Historic City - Old houses

Historic City - Old houses

Historic City - Old houses

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Tourists boats

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Boat

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Pink Flamingo (juvenal)

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Pink Flamingo

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Nocturnal Heron

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Frigatebird

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Grey Heron

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Flamingo (juvenal)

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Cormoran

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - kingfisher

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Swallow birds

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Frigate Bird

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Frigate bird - male

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Pink Flamingo

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Grey Heron

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Cormoran

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Mangrove

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Frigate birds (juvenals)

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Mangrove - water was red

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Swallow birds

Celestun Biosphere Reserve - Be aware of jaguar crossing the road

Chichen-Itza Mayan ruins

Chichen-Itza Mayan ruins

Chichen-Itza Mayan ruins

Coba maya ruins - Ballgame "stadium" - left side

White egret with green legs

Coba maya ruins - Ballgame "stadium"

Typical - Ceramic shop

Typical - Ceramic shop

Typical - Ceramic shop

souvenir shop

Local tiny bees - here the entrance which is a hole in a tree

Typical - Ceramic shop

The historic city was walled

Fishing boats

Pelicans

Fishing boats

Iguana

The San Miguel Fort is located to the west one of campeche and is one of 6 fortifications that were constructed to the neighborhood of the city - It contains a remarkable mayan museum.

The San Miguel Fort is located to the west one of campeche and is one of 6 fortifications that were constructed to the neighborhood of the city - It contains a remarkable mayan museum.

Malecon - statue