A great Maya city in Yucatán, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, with the stepped pyramid of El Castillo, where at the equinoxes the shadow of a serpent appears on the stairs, the Great Ball Court, and the Sacred Cenote.
Go at opening time to beat the heat and the tour buses. Climbing is not allowed. Cenote Ik Kil nearby is great for a swim.
The Yucatán Peninsula has thousands of cenotes, natural sinkholes filled with clear fresh water, sacred to the Maya.
A walled Maya port city on cliffs above the Caribbean Sea, with El Castillo standing over a turquoise cove.
A small island off Cancún, with Playa Norte's calm turquoise water and an underwater sculpture museum (MUSA).
A cluster of jungle cabañas, campsites and restaurants on the road between Palenque town and the Maya ruins, inside the rainforest at the edge of the…
A Maya city set in rainforest in Chiapas, with the Temple of the Inscriptions, where King Pakal's tomb was found, and the Palace with its tower.
A colonial highland town with colourful houses, churches and markets, a centre of indigenous Maya culture.
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