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There is a large structure as you drive up the road to get to the site, which is under reconstruction. Kinichna is not listed on some maps. Oxtankah is close to Chetumal. This is a medium sized site which contains a number of structures with one interesting temple which is round and has a sort of spiral ramp to reach the summit. You can visit this site and the museum in Chetumal in 1 day.

Uxmal is a grand empire type city with many impressive structures. There is an enormous amount of carved rock at this site. Sayil , Kabah , Labna , Xlapak are all very close to each other and near Uxmal.

You can visit all of these sites in one day but this is not recommended as you will be overwhelmed and generally fatigued at the end of the day. You could spend at least a day at Uxmal then a day visiting the other sites. Mayapan is also in the vicinity however this enchanting city requires a day of exploration and meditation to fully grasp its intensity.

It is sort of off the beaten path and there is not much near it. You could, if you were in a hurry visit Mayapan and Sayil, Kabah, Labna, Xlapak in 1 day if you had a car. You can stay in Merida or even as far away as Progreso however if you stay up near Progreso you will have to do a lot of driving which does have its benefits as you see an enormous amount of the countryside. The 3 sites you should visit in this area are: Chichen Itza , Izamal and Dzibilchaltun.

If you stay near or in Progreso, [Reef Club], then you should visit Extempo. Chichen Itza is by far the most popular and most visited of all the ruin sites. This is due to its proximity to Cancun and the Riviera. Bus loads of people pull into this site hourly. It is however an extraordinary site. You need a full day to see everything. Dzibilchaltun is also a good medium sized site to visit. This site has a very ceremonial style to it. There is no ballcourt here which leads one to contemplate that the inhabitants of this city were not involved in the politics of the region.

Dzibilchaltun has a cenote you can swim in so take your bathing suit. There is also a small museum. You need at least a half-day here. Izamal is a ruin site which has a colonial city built over it. The buildings are mostly painted yellow which gives the city a unique glow. Whale Watching. Wildlife Encounters.

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After quite a bit of freaking out and bickering, we decided there was nothing left to do but keep driving towards our destination and pray that we would find a gas station and an ATM. Lucky for us, we happened upon a gas station that accepted our credit card just a few miles from our destination. We were able to use our card to pay for entrance to Chichen Itza as well, which was incredibly fortunate because otherwise we would have driven three hours all for nothing.

Chichen Itza was incredible. The entire site is stunning and full of things to look at. We putted around for a few hours, then continued on our journey.

We stopped in the town of Vallalodid and had lunch at a little restaurant next to a beautiful cathedral. I was absolutely famished by this point, and quickly ordered the first thing on the menu.

Lucky for me, this was how I got introduced to the miracle of Chilaquiles, which are now one of my all-time favorite things to eat. Of course, we had also planned to see Coba and Tulum on our way back, but had wasted so much time at the checkpoint that by the time we arrived at Coba, they were closing the site for the day.

We go to see a tiny bit of Coba from the parking lot, then decided to cut our losses and just go back to Playa and start drinking. The next day, we drove over to the ruins at Tulum , which was just about a 45 minute drive from Playa. It was hot as all hell and required quite a bit of time standing in line to get in, but the site itself was gorgeous and totally worth the effort.

The ruins overlook the ocean, which makes for some great photo opportunities. Every once in a while the breeze hits the water and provides a little cooling spray. Since we were so hot from walking around and exploring Tulum, we decided to stop at a Cenote on the way back into town to cool off.

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