mayan adventure
 
 
This was a 3-week trip with GAP adventures around the Yucatan peninsula. We started in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, then travelled through Yucatan before heading down into Chiapas, over the border into Guatemala for a week and finished with some lazy days in Belize and Playa del Carmen. As it was rainy season, there was a lot of cloud around (and rain) hence some of the gloomy photos!
central america: Mexico, guatemala & belize, 8th-29th july 2006
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Turtle at Isla Mujeres
Mayan ruins of Chichén Itza, Mexico
Chichén Itza
Chichén Itza
Chichén Itza
Bicycle taxis to the Cenotes near Merida
Another novel form of transport
Mule-powered train
A cenote (natural limestone sink-hole)
Swimming in another cenote
Girls night at Amaro in Merida
In the pool at our hotel in Palenque
Mayan ruins of Palenque, Mexico
Palenque
Palenque
Palenque
Waterfall at Palenque
Sher, Camilla, Steph and Jen at Palenque
Bridge at Palenque
Misol-Ha
Misol-Ha
Agua Azul (or, at least, usually blue)
Agua Azul
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico
At the Mayan community Zinacantan
Girl making corn tortillas, Zinacantan
Mayan girls at Zinacantan
At Zinacantan
At Zinacantan
Zinacantan
Mayan church in San Juan Chamula
La Mesilla - Mexico / Guatemalan border
Crossing into Guatemala on foot
Guatemalan highlands
Inside one of the ‘chicken buses’
Chicken buses in Huehuetenango
At Chinitas restaurant, Panajachel
Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala
Lago de Atitlan
Santa Catarina on the shores of lake Atitlan
Santa Catarina
Mayan town of San Antonio, Atitlan
San Antonio
San Antonio
Cutie in San Antonio
On the shore of Lago de Atitlan
Local man in Mayan dress
Santiago Atitlan
Santiago Atitlan
Santiago Atitlan
Lago de Atitlan from Panajachel
Camilla kayaking on the lake
At Sunset Cafe, Panajachel
Sunset Cafe cocktails
Girls on the road up the mountain
Chichicastenango market, Guatemala
Chichicastenango
Chichicastenango
Chichicastenango
Chichicastenango
Antigua, Guatemala
Antigua, Guatemala
Antigua, Guatemala
Volcanic backdrop to Antigua
At Volcan Pacaya
Volcan Pacaya
With the girls in a cute wine bar, Antigua
Several drinks later...
Planeterra project at San Miguel Dueñas
Early morning mist at Tikal, Guatemala
Ruins surrounded by jungle at Tikal
Tikal, from the top of a temple
Tikal
Tikal
Tikal
One funky caterpillar
Thunderstorm at Flores, on Petén Itza
Belize - crossing the river to go caving
The entrance to Actún Tunichil Muknal cave
Climbing after a 40-min swim upstream
The enormous dry chamber of the cave
Ancient Mayan pots as sacrificial offerings
Stalactites
Limestone formations in the cave
The 1bones of Tunichil Muknal, AD 800
Camilla, Steph & Sher at Caye Caulker, Belize
Caye Caulker, Belize
Caye Caulker, Belize
Caye Caulker, Belize
On the Ragamuffin snorkel boat
Nurse sharks, which we swam with
Chillin at the Ocean Pearl Royal hotel
Sunset on Caye Caulker, at the split
Sunset
Sher’s birthday cake tradition...
Tommy pigging out
Ladies night on Thurs in Playa del Carmen...
free drinks at the Blue Parrot, and Coco Maya