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Mayan Riviera

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ctw5000:
Thanks Axj , that would be quite the coincidence (odds being almost nil)  if it was the same resort. Would you recommend taking a 10 month old to Xel-ha???
Thanks again everyone! 1 week 2 go

ctw5000:
My trip to the Mayan Riviera was amazing!
Thanks to everyone for all the information, it helped us plan what day trips we went on. The first week we simply layed low and relaxed. Our days consisted of laying on the beach, enjoying the sun and stuffing ourselves at the buffet. The buffet was huge and I could have ate there for the rest of my life! The Mexican people were very friendly and always made sure to give our 11 month son special attention.

The second week was a little more hectic, we had a wedding to attend to ,so all the guest arrived along with the bride and groom. We spent allot of time visiting and relaxing by the pool. We had a couple of day trips to Playa Del Carmen for some shopping and exploring (glad we brought a stroller).Later that week we spent a whole day at Xcaret, what an amazing place carved right out of the jungle. So much to see, it would take 2 or 3 full days I'm sure. One of the cooler things was the Mayan spinning rituals, it reminded me of some of the literature I have read about spinning induced trances to get in touch with the higher centers (correct me if I'm wrong). I wanted to ask one of the men if they ever had visions when they preformed the spinning but I never got a chance. Our next trip was to Chitza itza, on the way we stopped of at a cenote and did some swimming it was amazing and the highlight of our trip. We arrived at the ruins and were given a tour by a highly educated man with a great sense of humour.He explained to us ow the engineering of the temples incorporated acoustics into their plans .He demonstrated by clapping his hands in front of the main temple, the echo that came back was a high pitched sound reminiscent of a bird chirp (google it for a much better explanation).One of the more amazing aspects of the architecture was how once a year on the solstice the positioning of the temple creates shadows that mimic a snake slowly making its way to the ground...A snake coming down from the heavens!! HELLO!! Our tour guide also addressed how the Mayan people look different than most Mexicans, this was also addressed in a C's session. They had said that their exposure to 4D entities altered there DNA hence their appearance....fascinating to say the least

The only complaint about the trip would be that once you are off the resort the vendors selling touristy stuff can be a little aggressive. I can see how it would turn people off, at first I would address everyone that addressed me with a "no thank you senor" after a time I realized I was just wasting my time and unfortunately I had to ignore them which made me have a weird feeling it just didn t seem right. It didn t really bother me too much knowing that they were just trying to make a living.
Overall there wasn t a time at all when we felt unsafe, the Mexican people were very polite and caring people. I hope that there is a chance of us going back in the not to distance future..

 :)

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