Posts Tagged ‘ yucatan ’

 
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 by Lyn M

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A unique balloon ride over Chichen Itzá (one of the New Seven World Wonders) visit this incredible archaeological site and Swim in an underground well.  Now you can enjoy this incredible experience, the top extreme activity of all the sophisticated tours around the world. Starts with a delicious Traditional Mayan breakfast and to inflate the balloon, you can participate and be part of the crew.
 
Flight between 45 minutes to 1 hour over Chichén Itza, depending on the wind’s intensity and direction, and receive your Flight Certificate in a traditional ceremony.

After all this experience you can do a Guided tour around the archaeological site given by an archeology expert.
 
At the end you will go to the community of Yaxunáh and to know the natural well (cenote Lol Há) and swim in the crystal blue waters and Visit  the Yaxunah´s archaeological site that is still in restoration.

Don´t miss this extraordinary experience now available in Yucatan at Chcihen Itza.
http://www.cancuntravel.com/balloon-chichen.asp#reserve

 
 
Saturday, August 30th, 2008 by Lyn M

The Mexican state of Quintana Roo is located at the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and is world-wide known as one of the best destinies for diving in the Caribbean. The area is recognized among divers of the United States of America, Canada and Europe.

At the south of Cancun is located the second bigger coral reef barrier in the world, as well considered the biggest in the North hemisphere, it extends along the coast of Honduras with some open zones; besides, around Cozumel, Isla Mujeres and Contoy islands, there are special coralline formations, the very famous reef walls of Palancar in Cozumel or Manchones at Isla Mujeres.
On other side, along all the Yucatan Peninsula exist underground rivers that, in the case of the Mayan Riviera, have been explored in their majority and are opened to the public who appreciate cave and cenotes diving, as well as open sea and inland diving, this makes this zone a unique destiny due to all the available possibilities.

Don´t miss this unique experience!! more information http://www.cancuntravel.com/scuba.asp
 

 
 
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 by Lyn M

Tulum is located 82 miles south of Cancun. It has a great cultural importance and is the front door to the north coast Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka’an. Is one of the most beautiful cities of the Mayan culture with the most spectacular view of the Mexican Caribbean.
Tulum o Tulu’um in Modern Maya or Tulúm in Spanish  is a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Cobá located at the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. One of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites.

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The Maya site may have been formerly also known by the name Zama, meaning city of Dawn. Tulúm is also the Yucatec Mayan word for fence or wall, and the walls surrounding the site allowed the Tulum fort to serve as a defense against invasion. From the numerous depictions in murals and other works around the site, Tulum appears to have been an important site for the worship of the Diving or Descending God.

The archaeological site is relatively compact, and is one of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites. Its proximity to the Riviera Maya and Cancún has made it a popular destination for tourists the third most-visited archaeological site in Mexico, after Teotihuacan and Chichen Itza . This tourist destination is now divided into three main areas: the archaeological site, the pueblo (or town), and the zona hotelera (or hotel zone).

From CancunTravel.com, http://www.cancuntravel.com/itulum.asp, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulum and Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau  http://cancun.travel/en/experiences/mayan-culture/tulum/.

 
 
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 by Lyn M

The majority of the Hidden World visitors describe this experience as the highlight of their trip to Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. Hidden Worlds provides an authentic experience of the region’s awe-inspiring complex of caverns and cenotes that envelop one of the world’s longest underground waterways. These natural reservoirs were the lifeblood of the Mayan people for thousands of years.

Hidden Worlds Cenote Park is located in the heart of the Yucatan’s underwater cenote region, next to Riviera Maya and is offering the unique opportunity to experience Cenote Diving at its best. For Certified Open Water Divers, Hidden Worlds Cenote Park offers the world’s most incredible cavern dives.

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Achieving worldwide-renown among scuba divers, Hidden Worlds has been rediscovered by nature lovers of all ages who come to observe its unique ecosystem via our environmentally-friendly Skycycle Canopy Ride, Jungle Zip-lines, Rappelling, Cavern Snorkel Adventures, and a Cenote Splashdown Zip-line while surrounded by the lush Mayan jungle. 
Come and experience the ecoadventure of your life !
http://www.cancuntravel.com/cavern-dive.asp

 
 
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 by Lyn M

The magnificent archaeological site of Chichen Itza, in Peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the second most visited of Mexico’s archaeological sites. This archaeological site draws many visitors from the popular tourist resort of Cancún, principally Northamerican tourism, and some other visitors come from the city of Merida, Yucatan, Europeans and Americans people that likes cultural tourism.

Chichen Itza Castillo

In 2007, Chichen Itza’s El Castillo was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the Worldafter a worldwide vote. Despite the fact that the vote was sponsored by a commercial enterprise, and that its methodology was criticized, the vote was embraced by government and tourism officials in Mexico who project that as a result of the publicity the number of tourists expected to visit Chichen will double by 2012.

During the spring equinox, numerous visitors gather from all over the world to observe an unprecedented archaeo-astronomical phenomenon: the snakelike body of Kukulcan which descends from the top in the form of triangles of light and shadow, to fertilize the earth. Chichen Itza was a major regional center in the northern Maya lowlands from the Late Classic to the early portion of the Early Post-classic period. The site exhibits a multitude of central Mexican architectural styles that was once thought to have been representative of direct migration or even conquest from central Mexico, but most contemporary interpretations view the presence of these non-Maya styles more as the result of cultural diffusion.The grandiose capital of the Itzaes impresses everyone for its size and grace. The site reveals much of the fascinating history of the Mayas, such as the Cenote of Sacrifices into which the victims were thrown; the immense Ball Game (the largest in Mesoamerica); The Snail, a Mayan astronomic observatory; the building of the Nuns, a great pyramid with a crack that shows its different stages of construction, and in the middle of a broad plaza, the majestic Castle, or pyramid of Kukulcan, is a gigantic calendar of stone. 

Chichen Itza is found 188 Km/117 miles west of Cancun. You can get there by a free highway or a 4 lane toll freeway, and the run is about 2.5 hours. The guided visit takes at least 2 hours to cover the main structures. There are various options for eating, both around the zone as well as in the town of Piste just 2 Km/1.25 miles away. There is a Sound and Light Spectacular every evening at dusk. On the way from Cancun to Chichen Itza you can visit the Colonial City of Valladolid and various Cenotes that are characteristic of the zone. There are daily excursions in different styles. Do you now Chichen Itza?

More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_itza

For booking a tour visit: http://www.cancuntravel.com/chichen-itza.asp