YUCATAN
Yucatan is a State located in the southeast of Mexico, in the peninsula with the same name that includes 2 more States: Campeche and Quintana Roo. You can get to Yucatan by the different Highways connected with the State, or by airway, through the Merida International Airport. If you travel overland from Cancun or Riviera Maya it takes approximately 2 hours 15 minutes to arrive to Valladolid (the second most important city in the State) and 4 hours to arrive to  Merida, the capital of Yucatan, founded in 1542 by the Spanish Francisco de Montejo.

Yucatan is full of culture, nature, archaeology, mysticism and generally, history. The reason is all the important events that have been place along the time, from the Pre-Columbian Era where the Maya civilization flourished and they leave us a legacy in their archaeological vestiges and temples, passing to the Spanish Conquest and the combination of both cultures to get the mixed races in the Colonial Era.

Thanks to the geographic location, Yucatan has a tropical climate that accommodates a great range of flora and fauna, as well the famous “cenotes” that are sinkholes or underground rivers located around the Yucatan Peninsula and were sacred places for the Mayas. Around Yucatan are at least 12 archaeological sites from the Maya culture and 4 Protected Natural Areas, including 2 Biosphere Reserves and 2 National Parks.

Some of the interesting places you have to visit are:

Merida.                         Valladolid.
Chichen Itza.                Uxmal.
Kabah.                         Celestun.
Ruta Puuc.                 Grutas de Loltun.
Dzibilchaltun.              Izamal.

The aforementioned are a few reasons to visit Yucatan; no doubt this trip will be as come back in the time to relive the history and to meet their wonders.

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