Yucatan Travel Movie Premier

Today I visited a theater to see if it would be a good fit for the premier of the Yucatan Travel Movie. I felt happy to see that the Beta version of the movie looked good on the much larger-than-my-TV screen. In fact, it looked great! I also felt happy and grateful that the manager of the theater kept watching and watching the video, entranced by the movie, long after we’d established that the movie looked and sounded good on her projector. The Yucatan Travel Movie should be ready in a month.

Atlantis Novel Explores Present-day Correlations with Ancient Destruction

Spanish author Javier Negrete locates his fictional Atlantis on the Greek island of Santorini, where, many believe, the largest volcanic eruption in human history occurred. In Negrete’s Atlantida (Atlantis in Greek), he interweaves the story of the destruction of this Santorini Atlantis with our present-day situation, in which we stand on the brink of another possible Atlantis-like destruction.

FIRA, Greece – Spanish writer Javier Negrete explores people’s fascination with natural disasters in “Atlantida” (Atlantis), a novel that transplants the tale of that mythical submerged civilization to the modern day.

Spanish Novelist Transplants Atlantis Myth to Modern Day in New Book – Latin American Herald Tribune

Atlantis Found off the Coast of West Africa?

Well, it looks like it’s happened again! Someone has found Atlantis! This time, they’re sure they really found the mysterious lost city. We’ll see. They do have some intriguing photographs!

There are so many claims that Atlantis has finally been found.

According to the article excerpted below, even Google Maps mappers thought they had found the underwater streets of the lost city of Atlantis off the coast of Africa until they realized that their mapping boat had made the marks.

A group of ‘undersea archaeologists’ have become the latest to claim they have uncovered the lost city of Atlantis.
The scientists – who have refused to identify themselves – have released a series of images taken beneath the Caribbean.
They insist the snaps show what appear to be the ruins of a city that could pre-date Egypt’s pyramids, which appeared after 2600BC.

Lost city of Atlantis discovered? Grainy images show city-like formations at the bottom of the Caribbean

Many Destinations Close to Cancun

From Cancun, you can find many destinations of interest, such as Playa del Carmen and Isla Cozumel as well as the ancient Mayan ruins at Tulum and Coba. The Yucatan Travel Movie shows what you can expect when you visit these locations. For example, do you know that the ancient Mayan ruins at Tulum are on a cliff overlooking some of the best beaches on the Maya Riviera? Or, that many people come to Coba for the birdwatching, rather than the ruins?

Good Advice for Safe Travel in Mexico

Here’s a link to an article containing excellent details for travelling safely in Mexico:

http://www.kswt.com/global/story.asp?s=12140490

Mexico Travel Warning

Akumal: Quieter than Cancun

If you’re heading to Cancun, with a view to enjoying the Maya Riviera, the following travel blog post suggests you head south to Akumal. The Yucatan Travel Movie includes footage of visits to both Cancun and the turquoise waters of Akumal.

For your next vacation, imagine flying into Cancun airport. After gathering your bags and taking your first few breaths of fresh Caribbean air, hail a taxi and, with a hint of pride in your voice, tell him to take you to Akumal. That’s right, instead of heading to the mother of all Mexican tourist destinations, you’ll be heading south to a quieter but no less lovely locale. You’ve decided to things differently, and that’s a very good thing.

Vacation Rentals in Akumal

Sculpture from Atlantis in West Africa?

Take a look at this article about magnificent ancient sculptures judged on a level with ancient Italian and Greek artwork. I love how, so often, explorers attribute their finds to having come from the lost continent of Atlantis, especially when they don’t know who created the works of art.

When the German explorer Leo Frobenius went on an expedition to West Africa 100 years ago and discovered beautiful terracotta sculptures and brass heads from Ife, he thought he had found Plato’s lost city of Atlantis.
Majesty, Serenity and Suffering from Ife’s Golden Age

Working on the Yucatan Travel Movie

Still. Coming along nicely.

Five Recommended Yucatan Destination

An online article, Insider Travel Trips for Mexico: Beyond Cancun, suggests five destations after flying into Cancun.

“Here are five favorite destinations that offer memorable Mexico vacations. Each of these spots can be reached by flying into Cancun. So if you would like to get a taste of the big city resort and then set out on the less traveled path, you will have the best of both worlds.”
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The five destinations are: Isla Mujeres, Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Xel-Ha, and Tulum.

I am happy to say that three of the five destinations are covered in the Yucatan Travel Movie; namely, the Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen and Tulum.

Cenotes and the Chixculub Asteroid

In the Yucatan Travel Movie, we visit a cenote that few tourists go to because it is not a tourist bus destination. The following excerpt from a blog for students visiting the Yucatan Peninsula describes the probably association between cenotes or sinkholes and an ancient asteroid that hit earth.

The peninsula is largely an irregular limestone formation, comprised of cenotes, underground streams, and caverns. Cenotes, or sinkholes, are widespread in the northern lowlands and served as the main water source for many ancient and contemporary Mayans. A now famous ring of cenotes outlines what is thought to be the site where an ancient asteroid crashed. Located off the north coast near the town of Chicxulub, the site is believed to outline the shock wave of the event which dropped the surface limestone into the underground Yucatan aquifer.
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