Day 4 – June 19th
Today we decided to visit the Tulum ruins. This was a must-do on our list as we are only a few minutes away from the site.
We had the concierge hail a cab for us and we were on our way.
We arrived at the entrance which was full of small shops and ticket counters. The vendors were all trying to sell us, but a nice older lady got our attention.
Typically it costs 45 pesos per person to enter, and then another 600 pesos for a personal guide.
We got our guide, entrance tickets and round trip trolly fare for 610 pesos….that was for all four of us! Not too bad!
Here is a pic of the ticket counter:
Our guides name was Julia. She was very well versed and had a great sense of humor. As we drove up up to the entrance she gave us some background of what we were seeing. And what we were seeing was the perimiter wall of the ruins of Tulum. The original stones are in tact. The wall itself was impressive.
Here is a pic of one of only two entrances to the city:
The Mayans were a short people so John and I had to duck to make it through the entrance tunnel. Jenn and Libby were fine…they could pass for Mayan since they are around 4 foot. 🙂
When you come out of the entrance it is like you have walked into a paradise. The sensation is truly incredible. You walk through a cramped tunnel and emerge into a wide open valley facing a turqouise ocean. I know I’m a ‘great’ photographer, but pictures cannot do it justice. But I’ll try anway!
The ruins were amazing. But also amazingly hot! We got a taxi back to the resort and hit the pool immediatly.
After cooling off we hit the Fiesta. They turned the courtyard into a huge outdoor gathering with not only a wide variety of foods, but Tequilas! I (Mike) had quervo and something they just called 100. WOW. Lets just say I was ready for bed very soon after…which probably wasn’t a bad idea since we had to get up early for an ATV excursion in the morning! That’s all for now!
Tags: Riviera Maya 2007, Travel
shadowlab4
Michael & Jenn,
You are taking fantastic pictures and I love all the updates!
The ruins look like you were walking into ancient times.
By the way— diet going good-thanks Jenn for access to South Beach–it really cleared up some of the questions I had about the plan! luv…Mom Cole
What the hell is a peso?