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Sacred Places: Road to Mayan Underworld Found!
IDiosyntocracy | November 10th 2008 by Faelan Riverkeep
This isn't breaking news, but an archaeologist in Mexico continues excavating sinkhole caves, or cenotes, in the Yucatan Peninsula, and he's found a series of caves that appear to be the real-world representation of Xibalba, the mythical Mayan underw read more
Edzna: Yucatan Peninsulas archaeological site south-east of Campe…
Travel Tips | October 23rd 2008 by Travelers
Edzna in Yucatan Peninsula is an archaeological site located south-east of Campeche. It consists of several structures such as The Edificio de Cinco Pisos, hieroglyphics, main building with five floors, ballcourt and large and small acropolises. Also read more
Cenote Saturdays
Life's a Beach - Observations on Life and Real Estate in Pla… | August 17th 2008 by Michele Kinnon
Of the interesting features unique to this area of the world, I think the hundreds of diverse and mystifying cenotes are my favorite. Each has its own distinct attributes and characteristics......its own personality. Recently, we welcomed a new famil read more
The largest “cenotes” of the Earth
Humoric.net | August 11th 2008 by davide
“What are we talking about?” you might say. Cenote is a Spanish word which comes from the Maya’s word dzonot, used to refer to any curious location where groundwater is directly accessible. It’s basically a sinkhole (a hole in read more
Cenotes in New England?
Life's a Beach - Observations on Life and Real Estate in Pla… | July 28th 2008 by Michele Kinnon
Well not really but my brother and his friend did take us to the Becket Quarry for a fun afternoon of "cliff" jumping and tadpole catching. Founded in 1991 by concerned local residents, the not-for-profit Becket Land Trust now owns and main read more
Would you like to know.....what it looks like inside a cenote?
Life's a Beach - Observations on Life and Real Estate in Pla… | July 14th 2008 by Michele Kinnon
Cenote Dzitnup in Valladolid read more
Taninah
Life's a Beach - Observations on Life and Real Estate in Pla… | June 20th 2008 by Michele Kinnon
In our efforts to design our own home we have been doing a fair bit of investigating. Much of this time has been spent visiting other homes in the area such as those being built in Sac Be and checking out what building materials and methods read more
A Daytrip to Valladolid - Part 1 (What we planned to do)
Life's a Beach - Observations on Life and Real Estate in Pla… | June 4th 2008 by Michele Kinnon
Early this week, our friends Dean and Jody flew in from Minneapolis to spend a week on the Riviera Maya. We met four years ago, while we were planning our move to Playa del Carmen. We have seen them again just one time since but we all get on quite&n read more
Cenote Ikil near Chichen Itza, Mexico
My Travel | May 10th 2008 by jesie
The Yucatan Peninsular in Mexico is largely made up of limestone landscape with no rivers. The land is not fertile and the Mayan farmers burn and slash the trees to grow their crops. When the limestone collapsed, a sinkhole or cenote is formed. Th read more
A Quiet, Cloudy Day in Chemuyil
Life's a Beach - Observations on Life and Real Estate in Pla… | February 12th 2008 by Michele Kinnon
Rob and I were working with a Buyer yesterday in Chemuyil and rather than rush back to the office, we decided to take our time and stay for lunch. Here are some photos of the beach and the town of Chemuyil.I love Xcacel beach on days like this. It re read more
A Day at Cenote Azul with Tacogirl and Friends
Life's a Beach - Observations on Life and Real Estate in Pla… | February 10th 2008 by Michele Kinnon
A few weeks ago, new friend and fellow blogger Laurie (Tacogirl) gave me the heads up that she and Paul (Tacoboy) would be making the journey from Ambergris Caye, Belize to Playa del Carmen to spend some time with her family vacationing in the area. read more
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