Today was Easter Sunday and I'd left the day clear from all the day trips to give myself a rest and see how the locals celebrate easter in a more religious country. I'd plan to visit some museums north of the town centre and it was too hot to walk.The older Japanese guy from my hotel had the same plan so we took the bus together. After mixed advice waiting on a street corner we found the bus for 7P ($0.50).For the holiday the main north-south boulevard Paseo de M...

Having checked into my hotel I now wanted to arrange all the day trips they provided. Their sister hotel by Chichen Itza runs trips to Ek Balam another ruin further to the north east. Originally I planned to check out during the Chichen Itza tour, stay over at their Chichen Itza hotel, do the Ek Balam tour next day, then arrange for transport back to Merida.This was too complicated to explain by email and best to do in person. When she called their other hotel to...