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Mexico 3: Merida and around: Izamal & Celustun

Modern wooden jaguar, one of the most power symbols of Mayan mythology

We arrive in Merida after a pain-free drive on near empty roads thorugh central Yucatan. Finding our home for the next week is not as challenging as it might have been before sat nav: Merida is laid out on a grid system and the streets seem to have alternate one-way systems. We can already see that this low-rise city with its colourful buildings is going to fun!

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Mexico 1: The Mayan Riviera – cenote diving & Tulum

Diving at just above the sulphate layer and 30m at Angelita cenote

A couple of years ago we successfully bid for a week in a house in Merida at a charity auction. For some reason we never got round to using that week but, one summer afternoon, feeling rather gloomy, I rashly booked some flights to Mexico for the first two weeks in November!

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