Here’s a link to an article containing excellent details for travelling safely in Mexico:
http://www.kswt.com/global/story.asp?s=12140490
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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.
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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.
Holy Ghost Temple Missions
With Spring Break in the offing, the Dallas News issued a warning to students asking them to stay away from tourist hotspots in Mexico, including Cancun and Cozumel in Yucatan, especially at the U.S./Mexico border because of drug cartel wars.
Criminals are known to target foreign visitors in vacation towns, especially in neighborhoods around nightclubs. Authorities urge Americans to travel in groups, be aware of their surroundings, avoid obvious displays of intoxication and, in general, use common sense.
After disembarking from a cruise ship docked at Isla Cozumel, a passenger describes seasickness on the ferry to the mainland, interminable lines of hordes of people waiting for transportation to the ruin at Tulum, then waiting in an endless to get into the ruin, followed by a visit to the ruin in 90 degree heat with little shade. Her conclusion?
I can come to only one conclusion: Despite my love of travel and exploration-based education, I feel that what would really bring Tulum alive is a well-made HD documentary with engaging narration…and a front row seat on your own couch.
— Doin’ Time at the Ruins in Tulum
Reading about “TravelWitihTwo.com’s” adventure in Tulum, I feel happy and grateful that I am making the Yucatan Travel Movie to help people like her out. I am also very grateful that we traveled in a rental car and arrived before the hordes of tourists dependent upon tour buses.
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The Yucatan Travel Movie includes a visit to Coba, including a climb up Nohoch Mull, a very steep, 12-story tall pyramid. Coba is described in the following blog:
Another famous Mayan city is Cobá, located 40km west of Tulum. Cobá is especially fun because it has one of the few pyramids that can still be climbed. In total, the grand pyramid has over 120 steep steps that require careful footing and lots of sunscreen. The view, however, is breathtaking, as you see the surrounding jungle and peaks of smaller temples sitting between tree tops. The remainder of this ancient Mayan city is great for walking as all the temples are connected via well-maintained walking and biking paths under shady trees.
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I like this excerpt because it implies that Yucatan is one of the top three destinations for spiritual travel, on a level with the Vatican and Egypt:
“In these modern times, traveling for spiritual reasons has become more popular and there are numerous options to choose from that include going to places other than Yucatan, the Vatican and also Egypt.”
— You Get the Gist of It: Transforming Lives Through Knowledge
As director of the Yucatan Travel Movie, I feel encouraged for the movie’s success.
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Today, while working on last year’s taxes, I find that every “recebo” from Yucatan brings back delicious, happy, enjoyable memories of my visit there while filming the Yucatan Travel Movie.
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The next travel movie, which will be about the Yucatan including the Chichen Itza Equinox, Merida, and Palenque, will be called Yucatan Travel Adventure.
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Very happy that I burned the first DVD of the Yucatan Travel Movie. And especially happy that the process worked!
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