{"id":9,"date":"2016-11-19T15:15:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T15:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtravelescapades.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2017-04-23T16:42:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T21:42:09","slug":"mexico-belize-november-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourtravelescapades.com\/index.php\/destinations\/mexico-belize-november-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico\/Belize – November 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nov 9, 2016 – Arrival into Cancun, Mexico<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We arrived into Cancun late, getting to our hotel about midnight.<\/p>\n

We stayed at the Hotel Los Girasoles<\/a> in the city centro. \u00a0It is a small tucked away hotel with a nice little outdoor seating area and breakfast restaurant. \u00a0The beds were not the most comfortable but it’s a great place for the price.<\/p>\n

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Nov 10, 2016 – Tour to Chichen\u00a0Itza<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We booked our tour via Viator<\/a>\u00a0and had to make our way to Hotel Bonampak for an 8am pickup.<\/p>\n

\"Chichen<\/p>\n

\"Chichen<\/p>\n

\"Chichen<\/p>\n

\"Chichen<\/p>\n

\"Chichen<\/p>\n

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Nov 11, 2016 – Tour to Tulum, Coba, Cenote Tankach-Ha and Playa Del Carmen<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our hotel staff booked us the Tulum\/Coba tour for pickup at 7am. \u00a0The tour company made a mistake and put us on the longer tour.<\/p>\n

Tulum<\/h3>\n

\"Tulum<\/p>\n

\"Tulum<\/p>\n

\"Tulum<\/p>\n

\"Tulum<\/p>\n

Coba<\/h3>\n

\"Coba<\/p>\n

Ruth and Amy took the “Mayan Uber”, as our guide called it, or tricycle with a bench seat from the entrance back to the tall pyramid.<\/p>\n

\"Coba<\/p>\n

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Cenote Tankach-Ha<\/h3>\n

\"Cenote<\/p>\n

\"Cenote\"<\/p>\n

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Nov 12, 2016 – Travel from Cancun to San Ignacio, Belize<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We flew on Tropic Air on a little Cessna from Cancun to Belize City. \u00a0It was the smallest plane that we’ve ever flown on.<\/p>\n

\"Tropic<\/p>\n

View from plane.<\/p>\n

\"Tropic<\/p>\n

\"plane<\/p>\n

\"Plane<\/p>\n

Our hotel sent a car to pick up up in Belize City to drive us the 2 hours to San Ignacio where we were staying.<\/p>\n

We checked in at the Rainforest Haven Hotel<\/a>. \u00a0This is a great hotel with wonderful staff. We would highly recommend staying here. \u00a0It is right near the city center of San Ignacio, has great views from the roof, has a shared kitchen, and has extremely helpful and friendly staff.<\/p>\n

The hotel staff are wizards with towels.<\/p>\n

\"Rainforest<\/p>\n

View from rooftop deck of the hotel.<\/p>\n

\"Rainforest<\/p>\n

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Nov 13, 2016 –\u00a0Actun Tunichil Mukal (ATM) Cave Tour<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our hotel booked this tour for us, and it was way more adventurous than we expected. \u00a0However, it was pretty awesome. \u00a0Unfortunately, no pictures were allowed on the tour but they used to allow them so you can see a lot of images if you Google it.<\/p>\n

This tour was real spelunking. \u00a0We had to cross two rivers to get to the cave entrance, and then had to swim our way into the cave. \u00a0There was climbing and wedging through small holes to get to the back of the cave. \u00a0Once there we\u00a0saw some really cool archaeological findings like pots and actual human remains from sacrifices.<\/p>\n

We made some new friends, Troy and Tracy, on this tour. \u00a0We ended up having dinner with them as well. \u00a0They are very interesting and incredibly nice guys\u00a0who\u00a0are riding their motorcycles from the farthest north location in Alaska to the southern most tip of South America. \u00a0You can see their journey at\u00a0CrossingTheAmericas.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was also a Super Moon this night.<\/p>\n

\"Super<\/h2>\n

Nov 14, 2016 – Caracol Tour<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our hotel also booked this tour for us, and it was different kind of adventure. \u00a02.5 hours each way on pretty much all bumpy dirt roads.<\/p>\n

Picture from drive.
\n\"Drive<\/p>\n

The Caracol site of Mayan Ruins is pretty amazing. \u00a0There is still a lot to be excavated, so we look forward to going back in the future.<\/p>\n

\"Caracol<\/p>\n

\"Caracol<\/p>\n

This one still has some of the original red coloring on it.\"Caracol<\/p>\n

\"Caracol<\/p>\n

Ruth going into a crypt.\"Caracol<\/p>\n

A big snake skin was sitting on the ledge in the crypt.<\/p>\n

\"Caracol<\/p>\n

View from top of big pyramid.\u00a0\"Caracol\u00a0\"Caracol<\/p>\n

Amy ignored the heights and climbed the Pyramid.<\/p>\n

\"Caracol<\/p>\n

Moved to different area of the site.\"Caracol<\/p>\n

\"Caracol<\/p>\n

\"Caracol<\/p>\n

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Nov 15, 2016 – Green Iguana Conservation Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We visited the Green Iguana Conservation Project<\/a>. \u00a0Here we were able to hold, feed, and learn about iguanas. \u00a0They rescue and rehabilitate injured iguanas, as well as, find iguana eggs in the wild and bring them in to hatch and raise. These iguanas are nearing the endangered species list so they are doing what they can to keep them around. \u00a0They keep the iguanas until they are about 15 years old and then release them into the wild.<\/p>\n

This sweet little girl has the equivalent of scoliosis. \u00a0You can see she is deformed, but that does not stop her from being a good cuddler. She loves attention.<\/p>\n

\"Iguana<\/p>\n

\"Iguana<\/p>\n

She wanted\u00a0me to get her good side.<\/p>\n

\"Iguana<\/p>\n

YUMMY!<\/p>\n

\"Iguana<\/p>\n

This little girl thought it would be fun to climb on Amy’s head.<\/p>\n

\"Iguana<\/p>\n

Iguana massage, any one?<\/p>\n

\"Iguana<\/p>\n

Say CHEESE!<\/p>\n

\"Smiley<\/p>\n

This is Oscar the Grouch. \u00a0He is the current alpha male. \u00a0He is not, however,\u00a0the friendliest of the bunch.<\/p>\n

\"Iguana<\/p>\n

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Nov 16, 2016 – Headed Home<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After an amazing and incredibly hot<\/strong> short vacation, we headed home. \u00a0The 2 hour drive back to the Belize City airport, then jumped our flight back to the US.<\/p>\n

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