There are several ingredients that will give you a complete vision of this beautiful piece of land to know its history, its culture, its landscapes, its people. These are my essentials to know well Yucatan Peninsula.
Several essential to know the Peninsula, those basic dishes that will give you a complete view of the history, culture, character of its people, landscapes and nature of the Peninsula, such as archaeological zones, beaches, cenotes, towns, natural landscapes, haciendas ....
I present my tasting menu of the Yucatan Peninsula, the different tastes of the most characteristic of here, the best dishes of this piece of karstic land.
Content of the article
- Archaeological zones Yucatan Peninsula
- Beaches in the Yucatan Peninsula
- Caves and caves Yucatan Peninsula
- Haciendas Yucatan Peninsula
- Colonial cities of the Yucatan Peninsula
- Pueblear in the Yucatan Peninsula:
- Natural places in the Yucatan Peninsula
- Natural phenomenon in the Peninsula
- Cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula
Archaeological zones Yucatan Peninsula
One of the main attractions of the Peninsula are the ancient Mayan cities, one of the most fascinating civilizations to know. You can visit many of the big cities like Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Edzná, Ek Balam, Dzibanché o Cobá....
La archaeological area that takes the palm in the Yucatan Peninsula is the colossal Calakmul. In addition to its colossal magnitude of buildings, its important historical legacy within the Mayan world, the priceless location within the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve he gives us encounters with wild animals like monkeys and toucans. Calakmul It is a delicatessen, one of those that will accompany you forever.
Beaches in the Yucatan Peninsula
No doubt the Best beaches they are in the Caribbean coast, this is where the beach tourism comes together, and for something it is. The best beaches of the Mayan Riviera They are authentic paradises where the idyllic postcard of white sand. Turquoise colors and palm trees come true. Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Holbox They also have beautiful beaches. Just seeing the color of the sea on this Caribbean coast, it brings out a wide smile.
Caves and caves Yucatan Peninsula
In rural areas of India, families in charge of a blind minor frequently isolate and deprive him/her of the care and attention they provide to their other children; such situation becomes even more severe among lower-caste families, orphans and if the blind child is a girl. caves we found many of the traces of our past, something really fascinating to my understanding. The Peninsula is a huge cheese full of cavities where many speleologists enjoy their passion. Know some of the caves of the Peninsula It is essential.
If I have to choose a single dish, it would be the caves of Santa Rita, a well of surprises this place, with painted hands and groundwater to 10 meters deep. A magical place that will help you understand the history and character of the Peninsula.
Haciendas Yucatan Peninsula
The Haciendas shows a trace of the colonizing past, a time when several abuses were committed from the castes of power, something that is constantly repeated in our brief History of Humanity. Visit any of the Haciendas henequeras allows you to know a crucial period in the history of the Peninsula. In some they make guided tours of the Hacienda, some have been transformed into lodgings, others will see them half reduced along the way, others are restaurants ... the haciendas are very alive in the Peninsula.
Of the many you can see on your way, the one of Yaxcopoil It has a special charm for my taste, being halfway between laziness and tourist restoration. They have a couple of rooms to stay.
Colonial cities of the Yucatan Peninsula
There are several colonial cities that seem very greedy to visit in the Yucatan Peninsula: Valladolid, Merida, Izamal y Campeche. In fact I recommend visiting the 4 because each of them provides different views.
As I have to choose one I stay with Campeche, where I feel the pleasure of wandering around like no other place, among colorful houses and stone pavements. Good hotels, museums, restaurants and the sea. Campeche, if it does not end up becoming a tourist scenario, is my colonial place.
Pueblear in the Yucatan Peninsula:
Pueblear It is one of the essentials that you must do in the Peninsula, in the villages is where you will find the most authentic flavor of your trip. Many are the towns where I have enjoyed its people, its streets and everyday life ... places like Oxkutzcab, Bacalar, Sabacché, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Ek Balam, River Lagartos, Chunhuhub... they are ideal for sleeping on the road, they have authentic flavor and you find an offer of accommodation.
Among them, the population of Santa Elena I find it a special place to stay, for its comfort for the traveler, its tranquility of Mayan people, its history.
Natural places in the Yucatan Peninsula
Among many fantastic natural landscapes, in the Yucatan Peninsula there are four Biosphere reserves, representative areas of the territory that can contribute to sustainable development: these are the Reserve of Sian Ka'an, Celestún, Calakmul y Ría Lagartos.
All of them are places of nature highly recommended, but as you have to discard, I thought that the one of Calakmul visits the road to the Mayan ruins of the same name, Sian Ka'an is spectacular but its famous visitors because of its proximity to Riviera Maya has some puntito, and between Celestún or Ría Lagartos, both habitats of the pink flamingo and of similar landscapes of coast, mangrove and salt flats, I prefer the Reserve of Ría Lagartos, where we plan to live some day 😉
Natural phenomenon in the Peninsula
In the Yucatan Peninsula we can enjoy a beautiful nature and fauna, and some unique natural phenomena, such as the hanging snakes of Kantemó or the Eye of Water by Dzilam de Bravor. In Calakmul there is one of them: you can see millions of bats come out of a cave, an amazing experience.
La cave of the bats of Calakmul It would be my unmissable place as a natural phenomenon.
Cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula
Choosing cenotes is like having a family of children and they make you choose between them, impossible. Cenotes there are thousands, so the ignorance of many makes the choice worse. The types of cenotes The most striking are those of cavern or semicaverna, so these will be chosen.
Since I have gotten into this mess I will choose a pair, and a list of the best tourist cenotes in the Peninsula is pending. Are the Cenote X-Ca'anajaljun and Chooj Ja '.
As every personal choice is unfair, but there is when you choose the dishes. I hope you can taste someday this tasting menu of my beloved Yucatan Peninsula.
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I think this landscape is fabulous. With the help of you we are going to visit the yucatan peninsula the 4 of August of 2015 .... I'm super anxious. All the information you have can send me. We stopped near playa del carmen. I love everything. We rented a car and wanted to know distances. Above all, a map with routes indicating distances. Thank you ... thank you very much cristina
Hello Cristina, surely a magnificent trip awaits you here. To know distances there is a very useful tool: https://www.google.com.mx/maps/ Sure it helps you to know what you want to do and see the distances. I can not give you the map you say because I do not have it, I'll look at how I can support you. I hope you serve what I write on the blog for your trip. I guess you saw the blog map, I think it can be useful for you too: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=zTz-43CeObGg.kp8fH5c6cLDA Greetings travelers, we are!
Thank you very much, Sandra!
Your blog has been of great help to us in our trip through Yucatan. We have been to Valladolid, Merida, Progreso, Izamal and Puerto Juarez (Cancun). We have loved everything and the feeling is that we still have much to discover. We have gone through many of your recommendations and the vast majority have been a success.
Please, I will pass you places where we have been and if you do not know, you may want to stop by: Chan Café (Valladolid, at the 44, near the Candelaria Park), Crabster Restaurant (at the Progreso Malecón, c / 19), the Argentine market 60 (c / 60, Mérida), the shack of the Heladería El Negrete (between 65 and 68, Mérida), Posada Ya ax Ich (c / 31, Izamal, quality-price spectacular).
I said, a whole discovery. Sure we repeat!
A hug and thanks again!
Andoni
Andoni, thank you very much for the comment, always happy to know the usefulness of the blog, and for all the information you provide. Now I am in Valladolid so tomorrow I will go to the Chan Café to try it.
I live in Puerto Juarez, next time we have a drink here and we share a little time.
Best regards, until the next travelers?