At 7:45am we met our driver who transported us to the pickup site for our day trip to Chichen Itza. Vic would be our guide and teacher for the day. Traveling by tour bus, Vic shared information about the Mayan people. We learned about their history, culture, their counting systems and the Mayan calendar. Vic was very thankful for us spending a day of our vacation to learn about the Mayans.
First stop was cenote an underground spring that created a series of caves. There are many underground cenotes in this limestone rich area. We first looked at the spring from a hole above ground. Then we descended down into the cave and were greeted by Mayan’s in traditional dress.
The cave was complete with stalactites and was flooded with a stream of light from the hole above.
No, not the kind that comes in bottles and containers, they chop the top off of a coconut and hand you a straw. It was very refreshing.
Next stop, Ek’Balam where we were served a Yucatan luncheon complete with entertainers.
Local artisans displayed their wares for us to admire and we purchased a Mayan calendar representing our wedding date.
Now we were on our way to Chichen Itza. Jose, our guide at the site, met us at the gate. He was from Puerto Vallarta but he had been leading guided tours of Chichen since he was 17. He was extremely knowledgeable and shared many details about the Mayans and Chichen Itza.
We left with a new appreciation of the archeologists that search and study the ancient civilizations, providing us with a glimpse of our past.
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I loved seeing Chichenitza again. It’s so cool.