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