Cobá Ruins & the Monkey Sanctuary Punta Laguna Reserve

Today Miro and I set out for a double-adventure-day. Our first stop was the Cobá Ruins which I was excited to see. We opted for this ruins, versus Chichen Itza which is much smaller and rumored to be less touristy. When we arrived, we hired a guide who made our tour that much more meaningful. He was of Mayan decent and told us that this is one of the most important Mayan sites in Mexico (and that Chichen Itza is not …

The cycle continues

We headed back to Cancun to stay with our couchsurfing hosts, Eric and Manolo. They are a gay couple, Monolo, a Mexican who lived in Los Angeles for many years and Eric, a native of France, have been life partners for over ten years. They work together, travel together and entertain together. Both are amazing artists, painters, and designers. But more impressive was they had the formula down, whatever it takes to keep their relationship alive. It was inspiring to experience and I absolutely loved being in …

We set out early in the morning, reversing our journey. Water taxi crossing, bus terminal in Belize City, then bus to the border. We reached the border, and waited to pass through the immigration. Belize requires an exit fee, so if you want to get out of this country, you must pay the $15 per person. I shelled out the $30 bucks for both Miro and I. We were picked out of the line by one of the immigration officers. He was a handsome black man with a Caribbean accent. …

These images were taken of the Folkloric Ballet  dancers at the Plaza Grandeof, Merida’s main square. The traditional dance of the Yucatan features Yucatan dancers; women in huipiles or traditional white embroidered dresses and men in guayabera shirts.
(my latest obsession, travel photography!) Enjoy:

My impressions of the people here are difficult for me to articulate, but I feel a greater honesty in their presence. There is the feeling of simplicity, but again that may just be internal tricks of contrast and comparison making the most of my perception.

Cenotes are large (or sometimes small) holes in the Earth, that structurally feel like an open cave, naturally formed out of limestone and have records of the passage of time through erosion.