This afternoon was to the main highlight with a visit to the Mayan city of Chichen Itza. Entrance ticket was 232P ($17) not included in the tour price.The first thing that strikes you is the immense crowds and commercialization none of which was visible in any of my other visits thus far with all the visitors coming from Cancun on the east coast.The paths were crowded with tourist stalls. This opened to the main field with the grand pyramid.Climbing to the top ha...

Today was the first of the bus tours arranged by my hotel. Yesterday's tour to Mayapan and Mani was thru an online booking site Viator but the hotel ran the remaining more popular tours so I booked the rest with them.I always worry waiting for hotel pickup when they dont come on schedule but eventually he came 20 mins late. This time it was a van with a few other passengers not a private car like yesterday.We drove to the Hyatt hotel in the posh part of town then...