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Mrs. Tigersoap:
We went there for our 10 years together, Tigersoap and I, in 2003. You're in for a treat, ctw5000! The ruins, the beaches (hottest and clearest water I've ever been in)...

Chichen Itza is a must, so is Tulum (breathtaking ruin overlooking the turquoise sea!!). We also went to a theme park called Xel-Ha where you can scuba-dive, see the most amazing fish, even swim with dolphins. Xel-ha's mascot is an iguana and so there are hundreds of them (some are huge and the Komodo dragons have nothin' on them! :)) There are also many cenotes to visit and some are underground, in grottos and well worth a visit.


--- Quote ---If you're like me and never seen an iguana in the wild  before, prepare to be amazed. They are everywhere. Some of them can be quite vicious with each other, so don't get between any that are heading toward the same piece of food. 
--- End quote ---

Indeed!! I actually have a phobia of lizards and iguanas. When I see one, I think I'm going to die, basically. I'm not scared of spiders (they have huge tarantulas over there!), not scared of snakes, just careful around them, but lizards and iguanas are just too much. For some reason it had 'totally slipped my mind' that there were many iguanas in Mexico. I'm not sure I would have booked otherwise. When I arrived at the hotel, I nearly fainted when I saw two huge specimens baking in the sun by the pool!! They were everywhere in the hotel grounds (we were at an 'environmentally friendly' resort in Playa del Carmen, there were critters everywhere, even large crabs). The iguanas were even in the trees and you had to step over them when you walked some place. Needless to say, It was a very stressful holiday for me!  :lol: And it did not cure me of my phobia at all..

There are also scorpions. Fellow Belgian tourists found one in their bathroom. They showed us the picture they took, that thing was huge! One night, as we were going back to our room in the dark (the hotel, being environmentally friendly, did not have lighting in the gardens), we saw a long stripey tail of an animal and so I was already gushing 'awww... a cat!' and then the animal turned and it had a very long snout! Since we had no idea what it was, we hurried back to our room!   :lol: It was a coati (you can see one here: http://laslagunitas.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/coati-sighting/)

Let us know how it went!

 

Daenerys:


ctw5000,


   You are really going to be in for a treat- it is beautiful there! I have been twice, staying both in Cozumel, which is about an hour by ferry from Playa del Carmen, and also in the Mayan Riviera. Cozumel has some great snorkeling excursions due to the reefs that are there.


 Another place of interest that has not mentioned yet here, that my son really enjoyed, is X-Caret. It is an eco- archaeological park .There you can swim with dolphins, snorkel through underground caves into the heart of a mayan village,  see live performances of Mayan culture, and climb ruins. The night show is amazing! We stayed all day and still did not see everything. 


 Hope you have a wonderful time!


 

SeekinTruth:
Mrs. Tigersoap's post reminded me that one night when we were walking around the hotel grounds around the lagoon, there was an alligator we didn't see until we were really close to it and it just ran and dove into the lagoon. Scared the heck out of us. The lagoon was full of them.

I also agree with EmeraldHope. X-Caret is an amazing place, like so many of the others on the Yucatan peninsula. Enjoy the trip, ctw5000, there are many places full of wonder and adventure in that whole area.

ctw5000:
Thanks for all your replys,
I'm going to make a list from all your recommendations.I fotgot to mention we are staying at an all inclusive resort called ocean coral &  turquesa. My brother in law is getting married , so the whole family will be there..We are also taking our 8 month old son with us !!! I can t wait to see him on the beach!!
Thanks again everyone!!!!!

axj:
Interestingly, I will be in the Mayan Riviera also at the end of January and also for the wedding of a friend.

I find that the pyramid sites there are very impressive. It seems that they were built for the purpose of enhancing and facilitating the Work. Each Mayan pyramid site has a different energy focus:

Chichen Itza - very masculine, assertive energy
Tulum - very receptive, feminine energy
Coba - death of the old and rebirth
Ek Balaam - hardly known, but one of my favorites - the only place where they have angels statues

You can see them on the map which Voyageur posted.

For fun, I definitely recommend Xel-Ha and also the beach at Tulum, which is my favorite beach anywhere.

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