Dave's Travel Corner - Mexico Yucatan Photographs

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		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/27/00 Location: Xcalak Description: Hotel Tierra Maya taken from the end of the long wooden pier.



		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/28/00 Location: Near Belize/Mexico Border Description: Just look how clear that water is!

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/25/00 Location: Xcalak Description: The beach at Hotel Tierra Maya.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/24/00 Location: Xcalak Description: The front of the Hotel Tierra Maya. As you pull in this is the first part of the hotel that you will see

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/26/00 Location: Xcalak Description: Several signs in main town Xcalak.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/28/00 Location: Small Mayan Village Description: These kids did not speak a word of Spanish.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/3/01 Location: Uxmal Description: Behind the main ruins - tourists don't usually get to these as a result of the signs that say "no entra" (Do Not Enter) Sometimes a photographer has to do what he/she has got to do!

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/5/01 Location: Chichen Itza Description: The side of the gigantic ball court. The teams would often play for days trying to get a small ball to go through this ring. The victorious team was sacrificed. In one word: Brutal.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/5/01 Location: Chichen Itza - sign on the side of the central pyramid. Description: Warning sign about climbing the pyramid - it is very steep - and could be easy to lose ones footing.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/30/00 Location: Small Mayan Town on Hwy 307 about 300 miles south of Cancun. Description: Located in a small Mayan village.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/22/00 Location: Tulum Description: The only significant Mayan ruins located on Mexico's Caribbean coast.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/7/01 Location: Inside Hotel Melia (Cancun) Description: This was a small restaurant inside of the giant Hotel.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/7/01 Location: Cancun - Hotel Melia Description: Author near the pool.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/7/01 Location: Cancun Description: Melia Cancun Hotel

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/22/00 Location: On the way to the Coba Ruins. Description: This bird was the pet of store owners in a small village on the way to Coba.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/24/00 Location: Coba Ruins. Description: The largest pyramid on site.

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		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/27/00 Location: Xcalak Description: Hotel Tierra Maya & their resident boat, La Gaviota-II

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/28/00 Location: Near Belize/Mexico Border Description: Note the waves crashing 1/2 mile offshore - that is the offshore reef.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/26/00 Location: Xcalak Description: She loved having her photo taken

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/25/00 Location: Xcalak Description: Grounds of the Hotel Tierra Maya - it is so relaxing to pull up a lounge chair underneath the shade of a palm tree and not have to worry about ANYTHING.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/26/00 Location: Xcalak Description: Colorful building

		Photographer: Paula Jones Date Taken: 4/2/02 Location: Merida Description: Market square

		Photographer: Paula Jones Date Taken: 4/1/02 Location: Cozumel Description: Taken from the Cruise ship terminal looking down the coastline at Cozumel

		Photographer: Paula Jones Date Taken: 4/2/02 Location: Merida Description: School children lining up for dismissal. Due to no heating & air conditioning, school only runs half days.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/3/01 Location: Uxmal Description: These receive the Dave's Pick as being his favorite Yucatanian Peninsula ruins.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/3/01 Location: Uxmal Description: More ruins behind the main ruins

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/5/01 Location: Chichen Itza Description: The central pyramid. Twice during the year the sun casts a snakes shadow down the side of this pyramid. Typically over 65,000 people will gather for this event.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/5/01 Location: Chichen Itza Description: Climbing the central pyramid is no easy feat!

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/5/01 Location: Near Chichen Itza Description: Leaf Cutter Ants. Note the leaves being carried on the ground in the central part of this photo.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/5/01 Location: Chichen Itza. The "skull court" Description: Many skulls would be displayed on top of this stone building after sacrifices. Engraved carvings of skulls (as seen here) lined the four walls of this structure.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/3/01 Location: Uxmal Description: The central pyramid.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/7/01 Location: Cancun Description: The outside of Hotel Melia

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/7/01 Location: Cancun Description: Iquana on the grounds of Hotel Melia

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/7/01 Location: Cancun Description: The Cancun skyline

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 1/7/01 Location: Cancun Description: In front of Le Meridien Hotel

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/24/00 Location: Coba Ruins. Description: One of the smaller pyramids.

		Photographer: Dave Date Taken: 12/22/00 Location: Small village on the way to Coba. Description: Two girls who wanted their picture taken


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