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| My hotel - Hyatt Regency |
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| View outside hotel balcony |
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| Hotel balcony |
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| Lighthouse at the end of the beach |
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| The beach for the hotel next door |
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| My hotel room |
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| The bathroom |
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| Across from the bed |
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| Looking towards the door |
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| Outside my hotel room into the main atrium - 14th Floor |
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| Poolside |
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| Hard Rock Cafe - Cancun |
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| Mayan statue on the side of the road |
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| Mayan statue on the side of the road |
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| One of the many cenotes (underground rivers) near Chichen Itza |
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| They let you swim in the cenote |
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| Or you can jump into the cenote |
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| All together now... |
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| People waiting in line to jump |
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| You can jump in head first |
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| It is actually quite pretty |
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| Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza |
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| The main pyramid, built for astronomical purposes |
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| Another angle |
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| And another angle |
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| The observatory |
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| Observatory |
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| Two times a year, sunlight casts a shadow down the side of the staircase... |
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| ...to the bottom, where the rain god comes down from heaven |
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| The side door leads inside, to another smaller pyramid |
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| This is where human sacrifies took place |
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| Ball court |
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| Deer at Xcaret park |
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| More deer |
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| Caribbean Sea |
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| Jaguar |
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| The same jaguar |
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| Coral reef aquarium |
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| An iguana trying to blend in with its surroundings |
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| St. Francis of Assisi Church, inside the Xcaret park |
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| St. Francis of Assisi |
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| The altar area |
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| Closeup |
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| Looking back towards the main entrance |
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| St. Joseph statue |
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| Mayan cemetary |
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| Pink flamingos |
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| These are supposed to be bats, it was very dark and so the blurry shot since I could not use the flash |
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| Underground river at Xcaret |
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| The water is so clear |
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| Parrots |
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| Parrots |
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| Traditional Mexican dancers |
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| They are performing a dance for us |
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| At night was a big show at Xcaret |
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| This was the entrance to the show arena |
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| Everyone sat in stadium seats |
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| The show started with the Mayan era |
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| They showed us how they used to play ball games |
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| The captain of the winning team would actually have his head cut off |
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| Looks like fun, doesn't it? |
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| Fireball game |
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| Pretty dangerous |
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| Then the Spanish came |
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| Different musical dances |
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| Big finish |
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| A wedding reception on the beach, from my hotel balcony |
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| Closeup |
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| Mexican restaurant for dinner |
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| Mariachi group |
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