On Wednesday we headed off for Mexico by way of Belize, planning to make it in a day but we ended up spending the night on the Mexican/Belizean border in a town called Corozal. The town reminded me of what Key West might of looked like 50 or so years ago. It was an extremely drastic change stepping out of Guatemala and into Belize. All of a sudden everyone speaks english, litter doesn't line the streets, no latin music blaring, no "collectivos" or trucks stacked with people, the step up in the standard of living was very apparent. The standard seemed to even increase again once we crossed into Mexico. The buses are huge! You get your own seat, and they even recline! We spent the first night in Mexico in Tulum, home to some Mayan ruins and a beautiful beach. It was Rachel's first visit to the Carribean. We got up early and headed to the beach, there was a storm rolling in and it looked awesome! After came the ruins.
The ruins themselves were pretty small compared to some of the other sites but the setting was absolutely amazing. The site was a major port for the area in its time. Next came the ruins of Coba (left), about 40 minutes west, and then onto Chichen Itza (right). The king of all Mayan ruins.
Had a good New Year's here at the hostel, but missed the festivities in town, Apparently that all happens at around 10 and then everyone goes home and spends time with their family.
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