Your insider's guide to Mexico off the beaten path
The journey from Merida to Valladolid is a route that you are very likely to take if you are planning to spend any amount of time exploring the Yucatan. This is a popular route and fortunately, the journey is very easy to do. There is a distance of 159km from Merida to Valladolid. The journey … Read more
Merida to Chichen Itza is one of the most popular day trips that you can do in the Yucatan. After all, who doesn’t want to visit a spectacular Mayan ruin that is also one of the seven wonders of the world? The ancient Mayan city awaits 120km east of Merida. This is one of Yucatan’s … Read more
Celestun Mexico is a charming fishing village situated on the Yucatan peninsula’s west coast. Its pristine white-sand beaches, crystal-clear aquamarine waters, and quaint seafront eateries capture the hearts of all those that visit. But the real piece de resistance, and most people’s raison d’etre for visiting Celestun Mexico is the breathtaking Ría Celestún biosphere reserve. … Read more
Merida to Uxmal is a popular day trip if you are spending any amount of time in the Yucatan capital. The Uxmal ruins are among the most impressive in all of Mexico and they are an important place to visit if you want to obtain more history and context to the rise and fall of … Read more
The Mayapan Ruins are arguably one of the most important Mayan ruins that you can visit in the Yucatan and in fact, all of Mexico. That being said, they are frequently overlooked, and a lot of travelers to Mexico are not aware of their existence at all. Mayapan is particularly important because this site is … Read more
Yucatan food is as much of a highlight of visiting the spectacular Yucatan region of Mexico as seeing the area’s pueblo magicos and archaeological sites. The Yucatan cuisine is also very special. It differs from typical Mexican food. A lot of the dishes that you will find here are only sold in this specific part … Read more