Tag: ancient ruins and monuments
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August 28, 2009 12:15 AM EDT --
Enter a world unknown to all but the 1000 plant, 330 bird and 103 mammal species who reside in Sian Kaán Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. This 5280 square kilometer natural . . .
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August 28, 2009 12:21 AM EDT --
The Maya ruins of Muyil (also known of as Chunyaxche which means "wide ceiba trunk" in Mayan. This is a reference to the sacred Maya tree, the Ceiba, which is an example of the tree of life) are an easy . . .
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August 28, 2009 12:33 AM EDT --
Cenote Dos Ojos (pronounced o-hos) is called Two Eyes because it two large circular cenotes with it´s famous cave system underneath, amounting to over 415 m of underwater magical world in the immediate . . .
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August 28, 2009 12:38 AM EDT --
Just 5 minutes southwest of Tulum town on highway 307 are two beautiful crystal clear cenotes (Cenote Cristal and Cenote Escondido) which are perfect for swimming, snorkeling, floating or scuba diving . . .
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August 28, 2009 12:43 AM EDT --
Cenote Calavera (Skull Cenote which is also known as the Temple of Doom) is located 2 km west of the intersection of highway 307 and the Coba/beach road on the northeast side of Tulum pueblo. A very popular . . .
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August 28, 2009 12:50 AM EDT --
Cenote Angelita (Little Angel) is an advanced scuba diving cenote with a circumference of approx 100 ft (30 m) and a depth of 200 ft (60 m) located 17 km southwest of Tulum pueblo on Hwy 307. Guides are . . .
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August 28, 2009 12:27 AM EDT --
Grand Cenote is a large beautiful garden cenote with gentle white sand beach type areas along with easily accesible caves for snorkeling and diving, located 4 km from the intersection of highway 307 and . . .
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