A
very brief history of the Maya
If you are really interested in the Maya, buy The Route of the Mayas,
published by Alfred A. Knopf Inc. It has maps of the ruins and details
about the lives of ancient Maya. The museums in Merida and Chetumal are
also wonderful resources for learning about the Maya.
You can learn some Mayan online and read
about individual Mayan ruin sites: Tulum,
Coba, Chichen Itza,
Xel Ha, and Xcaret.
Visit the Maya Ecotourism page for information
from a different perspective and details about Mayan
ruins in and near Quintana Roo.
There
are hundreds of Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, most of them very small. There
aren't any natural hills in the Eastern Yucatan, so most high points are
Mayan ruins overgrown with trees and vines. The major sites to visit South
of Cancun are Coba, Tulum
and Chichen Itza.
Chichen Itza is very well restored, but deserves an overnight trip to
do it justice. A visit to the colonial town of Valladolid
is worthwhile on your trip to Chichen Itza. There are detailed pages about
the Maya online; Mundo
Maya is a good place to start.
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Incidents
of Travel in Yucatan First published in 1843, a travelogue from one
of the first tourists to the Yucatan. |