Cobá Ruins: A Complete Guide
Home to the tallest pyramid on the Yucatan peninsula, Cobá ruins is one of the oldest and largest Maya archaeological site in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Quintana Roo
Travels through the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico
7 Fascinating Maya Ruins in Quintana Roo To Explore
Quintana Roo is home to some of the most spectacular and best-known Maya ruins and archaeological sites.
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Tulum – the First Maya City Known to the Outside World
Of all the Maya sites I’ve ever visited, Tulum is my least favorite at the moment. But that has nothing to do with the ancient city, and it wasn’t always so. Overcrowded, over-touristed, everything about it screams tourist trap. After visiting it a few years ago, after they “fixed it up” for the crowds, I
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Adventures on the Coast of Quintana Roo – My First Day in Mexico
I first visited Mexico and the coast of Quintana Roo on my honeymoon. By then, thanks to my husband, who introduced me to the study of the ancient Maya civilization, I was properly obsessed with it. I read travel and archaeological books about the Maya; I studied their writing system and the known glyphs and
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Cobá Is More than a Tourist Destination
Cobá, known as an ancient Maya site, is famous for its Nohuch Mul pyramid. But the site and the town around it is much more than a tourist destination.
Síijil Noh Há: Off the Grid with Local Maya in Quintana Roo
Síijil Noh Há means “Birth of the Great Water”. It is an expression in Yukatek Maya, and I asked one of the Maya ladies there for the translation. I knew Há means water, but I could not figure out the rest. I love how poetic and descriptive these names are. This is what she said:
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Muyil Ruins: Exploring An Ancient Maya Site in a Nature Preserve
Only a few miles down the road from Tulum, Muyil Ruins, also known as Chunyaxché, are one of the ancient Maya sites of Quintana Roo still relatively off-the-beaten track. To make things even better, the site is in the Sian Ka’an nature preserve, the largest on the coast of Quintana Roo. So, with one stop,
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Xel-Ha Ruins – Off the Beaten Track on the Maya Riviera
Xel-Ha Ruins have nothing to do with the amusement park in the Xel-Ha Lagoon. Thousands of tourists visit Xel-Ha Park, but even in January of 2024 very few of them stop at the archaeological site across the street. Hidden in plain site on the busiest stretch of the highway on the Maya Riviera. Understandable, since
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