Uncle Ebeneezer
Chichen Itza, is indisputably, the most famous of the Mayan Temples/Ruins in the Yucatan. Unfortunately, there was a protest/blockade led by indigenous Mayans made it so that we were unable to go there. But we knew about that before our trip and we had a good friend who had just visited the Yucatan in 2022 and she warned us that while Chichen Itza is amazing, it is SUPER crowded and suggested we would have a much more enjoyable time putting our effort into visiting Uxmal or one of the other sites. Knowing how ourselves and how irritated we get by crazy-big crowds, it was an easy choice for us. So we planned to spend a day driving to Becal, a small town known world-wide for its’ hand-woven Jipi hats (Panama) and then over to Uxmal, and then to more temples and cenotes before heading back to Merida.
After a quick stop in Becal where I did end up buying a lovely hat, we finally made it to Uxmal around noon. It was HOT!!! The walk into the grounds was fairly shady but it was still in the 90’s and probably 80% humidity. Once you get into the grounds of the temples, there is very little shade.
On The Road – Uncle Ebeneezer – Yucatan Adventure Part 6 (of 8) – UxmalPost + Comments (18)