Thursday, January 9, 2014

Merida and the cenotes

Alex driving on our way from Tulum to Merida on a rainy day.

Merida Cathedral: One of the oldest cathedrals in the Americas



El Museo Fernando García Ponce-Macay

 Merida cobblestone street at night

Cathedral the next morning

El Museo Fernando García Ponce-Macay

City Hall,  Merida

City street and Cathedral, Merida

About 60 km southeast of Merida are the Cenotes de Cuzama.  Getting to the cenotes requires a ride on a horse-drawn railcart. 

Riding out to the cenotes

Interior of one of the cenotes (limestone sinkhole)

Difficult to get clear pics in the darkness of the cenote.  Alex (left) swimming in the cenote.

Alex in the cenote

Me, floating in the cenote

Alex in the crystal clear waters of the cenote

Tree roots hanging from the cenote opening down to the water below.

On the return railcart ride

Gothic church in Eknakan, near Cuzama


Interior of gothic church

Alex near the gothic church

Abandoned building near Eknakan

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