Before we took over Jinja Island, my girlfriend Casey and I embarked on a shotgun tour of 11 different Mayan sites spread out over Belize, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. This was our RUTA MAYA.
Ruta Maya 1 – The Three Lies of Bocas
Friday 4th – Monday 7th April 2014 I don’t take over Jinja Island until May 1st, so Casey and I
Ruta Maya 2 – Gingdom of the Crystal Skull
Tuesday 8th – Wednesday 9th April 2014 After a few days of sleeping on buses, border controls, passport stamps and
Ruta Maya 3 – Orange Walk This Way
Thursday 10th – Friday 11th April 2014 We left Punta Gorda in the morning, a bit sad to leave. I
Ruta Maya 4 – Dead Man’s Island
Saturday 12th April 2014 Case and I drinkie too muchie the night before, but we just about managed to drag
Ruta Maya 5 – Day of the Iguana
Sunday 13th – Tuesday 15th April 2014 After saying goodbye to Lance, our generous and wonderful host, Case and I
Ruta Maya 6 – Operation Cobá
Wednesday 16th April 2014 We arrived in the small town of Coba after nightfall. The town comprised of a boring
Ruta Maya 7 – The Golden Condor
Thursday 17th April 2014 Another early morning and our third helping of Mayan awesomeness in three days. You may have heard of
Ruta Maya 8 – Great Balls of Fire
Friday 18th April 2014 It was dark before we reached Merida. We found ourselves a rustic little backpackers located in
Ruta Maya 9 – Wizards and Pyramids
Saturday 19th April 2014 So then, another day, another fabulous Mayan City to explore!! Uxmal is a 75km drive south
Ruta Maya 10 – Lost Is The King
Overnight buses are always a joy, especially when the air-con is set to “ARCTIC”. We got a little kip on
Ruta Maya 11 – Jus’ Chilan
Monday 21st April 2014 – AM We were told to be ready to go at 6.30am for today’s organised tour
Ruta Maya 12 – At War With The Mystics
Monday 21st April 2014 – PM So the boat had left without us. No big deal – we’ll just hop
Ruta Maya 13 – Tikal Tikal Little Star
Tuesday 22st – Thursday 24th April 2014 We were picked up from Ya’ajche’ campamento in the morning and driven the short distance
Ruta Maya 14 – Wrack and Ruinas
Friday 25th – Saturday 26th April 2014 In a fit of stupidity that seems rather impressive, even for me, we
Ruta Maya 15 – And So To Jinja
Saturday 26th PM – Wednesday 30th April 2014 After waving goodbye to the ruins of Copan we jumped a taxi
The adventure continues on...
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This is an enormous and detailed report from your trip, I CAN’T BELIEVE NOBODY HAS COMMENTED IT YET!.
So, being the first, I’ll welcome You to my roots, the Mayan.
Please fix the images! half the trip is told by images and most of them are nowhere to be found.
Also, “Chichen Pitzá”??
See you on the road mate!