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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:



Going to the ruins, get on a bus. Is a long day, and coming back about
80% of the people fell asleep.

Sure they fall asleep, they have nothing else to do.

We were all tired after a long day in the sun.

If you take the tour you can be led around Chichin Itza like you're
part of a herd of cattle, by a guide who will fill you full of information,
not all of which is accurate. You'll have ample opportunity to sleep on the
way back to Cancun. If you drive yourself you can see: Chichin Itza, the
Balanchanche cave and Ek Balam, or some other combination of ruins, in a day
and drive back to the coast without falling asleep. I've done it a number of
times. Better still you can spend the night in Piste or Valladolid or Merida
and see a lot more than "the ruins".

TB



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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:



Going to the ruins, get on a bus. Is a long day, and coming back about
80% of the people fell asleep.

Sure they fall asleep, they have nothing else to do.

We were all tired after a long day in the sun.

If you take the tour you can be led around Chichin Itza like you're
part of a herd of cattle, by a guide who will fill you full of
information, not all of which is accurate. You'll have ample opportunity
to sleep on the way back to Cancun. If you drive yourself you can see:
Chichin Itza, the Balanchanche cave and Ek Balam, or some other
combination of ruins, in a day and drive back to the coast without falling
asleep. I've done it a number of times. Better still you can spend the
night in Piste or Valladolid or Merida and see a lot more than "the
ruins".

What's the best time of year for doing this route for 'ease' of finding on
the day accomnodation, without hitting weather that you'd want to avoid (if
possible).

tim

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On Jan 31, 11:28 am, "tim \(not at home\)"
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Calif Bill wrote:

Going to the ruins, get on a bus. Is a long day, and coming back
about
80% of the people fell asleep.

Sure they fall asleep, they have nothing else to do.

We were all tired after a long day in the sun.

If you take the tour you can be led around Chichin Itza like you're
part of a herd of cattle, by a guide who will fill you full of
information, not all of which is accurate. You'll have ample
opportunity
to sleep on the way back to Cancun. If you drive yourself you can see:
Chichin Itza, the Balanchanche cave and Ek Balam, or some other
combination of ruins, in a day and drive back to the coast without
falling
asleep. I've done it a number of times. Better still you can spend the
night in Piste or Valladolid or Merida and see a lot more than "the
ruins".

What's the best time of year for doing this route for 'ease' of finding
on
the day accomnodation, without hitting weather that you'd want to avoid
(if
possible).

tim

What kind of weather???

What kind of weather is it necessary to avoid in Mexico - too much heat, too
many insects, too much rain, I dunno? I doubt that there is a snowy season?

tim

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tim \(not at home\) wrote:
I doubt that there is a snowy season?

Outside Mexico City is the 3rd highest mountain in North America.
In Baja it snows at the 8-9K ft. level at the Natl. Observatory.

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tim \(not at home\) wrote:
I doubt that there is a snowy season?

Outside Mexico City is the 3rd highest mountain in North America.
In Baja it snows at the 8-9K ft. level at the Natl. Observatory.

Even with my basic knowledge of Mexico I know that Baja is on the West side
and Cancun on the East.

And that Cancun is not on the top of a mountain.

tim

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What's the best time of year for doing this route for 'ease' of finding on
the day accomnodation, without hitting weather that you'd want to avoid
(if possible).

I've always been there in the Fall, which is great if you have the
flexibility to dodge hurricanes. Other than hurricanes, if one happens to be
coming through that area, the weather is very nice. Tourism is at a low ebb,
so rooms are easy to find and very reasonable. There have been times when I
had the luxury of hanging out in San Cristobal de la Casas, while waiting
for the weather to improve on the coast. Good fun, but if you're trying to
just fly in and out in a particular week the airport there can be iffy that
time of year.

Traditionally "high" season runs from mid-December 'til the end of
Spring Break. This guys says he also likes after Spring break through late
June: http://www.travelyucatan.com/cancun_weather.php

My personal opinion is that Cancun isn't particularly interesting, but
there are a lot of places in that region that are. There's a lot more to see
inland than Chichen Itza.

TB



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Calif Bill wrote:



Going to the ruins, get on a bus. Is a long day, and coming back about
80% of the people fell asleep.

Sure they fall asleep, they have nothing else to do.

We were all tired after a long day in the sun.


If you take the tour you can be led around Chichin Itza like you're
part of a herd of cattle, by a guide who will fill you full of information,
not all of which is accurate. You'll have ample opportunity to sleep on the
way back to Cancun. If you drive yourself you can see: Chichin Itza, the
Balanchanche cave and Ek Balam, or some other combination of ruins, in a day
and drive back to the coast without falling asleep. I've done it a number of
times. Better still you can spend the night in Piste or Valladolid or Merida
and see a lot more than "the ruins".

TB


I prefer Coba, since there were far less people compared when I drove there.

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Calif Bill wrote:



Going to the ruins, get on a bus. Is a long day, and coming back about
80% of the people fell asleep.

Sure they fall asleep, they have nothing else to do.

We were all tired after a long day in the sun.


If you take the tour you can be led around Chichin Itza like you're
part of a herd of cattle, by a guide who will fill you full of
information, not all of which is accurate. You'll have ample opportunity
to sleep on the way back to Cancun. If you drive yourself you can see:
Chichin Itza, the Balanchanche cave and Ek Balam, or some other
combination of ruins, in a day and drive back to the coast without
falling asleep. I've done it a number of times. Better still you can
spend the night in Piste or Valladolid or Merida and see a lot more than
"the ruins".

TB

I prefer Coba, since there were far less people compared when I drove
there.

All of the ruins add something to the puzzle and help to understand
the people who made them. They also make a great excuse to get into odd
corners of Mexico. I like Coba as a nature walk. There's lots of wildlife to
be seen on the site and in the nearby lake. For me Coba doesn't add much to
the puzzle because there isn't much surviving artwork. There are a number of
interesting, but lightly visited sites within a reasonable drive of Cancun.
Ek Balam is getting more visitors now because tour buses are going there,
but it still only gets a fraction of the visitors that Chichen Itza gets.
The artwork there makes it well worth the stop. The IHAH museum in Merida
has some of the artifacts that were found in a tomb there. Mayapan is
another lightly visited site. It's interesting because it has some surviving
examples of the mural work on the temples. On the coast Akumal is a small
site that's frequently overlooked. It has a couple of surviving murals.

TB



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Calif Bill wrote:



Going to the ruins, get on a bus. Is a long day, and coming back about
80% of the people fell asleep.
Sure they fall asleep, they have nothing else to do.
We were all tired after a long day in the sun.

If you take the tour you can be led around Chichin Itza like you're
part of a herd of cattle, by a guide who will fill you full of
information, not all of which is accurate. You'll have ample opportunity
to sleep on the way back to Cancun. If you drive yourself you can see:
Chichin Itza, the Balanchanche cave and Ek Balam, or some other
combination of ruins, in a day and drive back to the coast without
falling asleep. I've done it a number of times. Better still you can
spend the night in Piste or Valladolid or Merida and see a lot more than
"the ruins".

TB
I prefer Coba, since there were far less people compared when I drove
there.

All of the ruins add something to the puzzle and help to understand
the people who made them. They also make a great excuse to get into odd
corners of Mexico. I like Coba as a nature walk. There's lots of wildlife to
be seen on the site and in the nearby lake. For me Coba doesn't add much to
the puzzle because there isn't much surviving artwork. There are a number of
interesting, but lightly visited sites within a reasonable drive of Cancun.
Ek Balam is getting more visitors now because tour buses are going there,
but it still only gets a fraction of the visitors that Chichen Itza gets.
The artwork there makes it well worth the stop. The IHAH museum in Merida
has some of the artifacts that were found in a tomb there. Mayapan is
another lightly visited site. It's interesting because it has some surviving
examples of the mural work on the temples. On the coast Akumal is a small
site that's frequently overlooked. It has a couple of surviving murals.

TB




I have been to Merida twice and really liked it. Off the beaten path
for sure!

Jeff

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"Newby" wrote:

Might be traveling to Cancun later this year, June or July. Is it advisable
to rent a car or depend on local transportation? If I go, I would like to
visit Mayan ruins. Any recommendations as to which to see?

Thank you for any help.

We were just there in late Nov., staying about 15 minutes south of Playa
del Carmen.
We had two day trips to ruins.
First to the more basic and less touristy Coba, where you can still
climb the pyramid.
The second ruin trip was to very very touristy Chichen Itza.
http://www.can****oday.net/ruins/map.php

As has been said these trips are long, the tour guides give you much
info and driving in Mexico is not to be taken lightly. I have no plan
to drive in Mexico, both because of the unusual driving conditions in
that area and the legal problems if you have a accident.
The Coba trip had a very worthwhile side trip to two Mayan homes where
they are still living a very basic life style. Out tour guide was half
Mayan and Spanish and was brought up in a Mayan village from age 5 to
15. We were very lucky to have him guiding us.