I didn’t want to save this for the weekly updates, because I had a fantastic day in this region yesterday, so it deserves to have it’s own post.
At this moment I’m staying with an amazing friend in Merida and yesterday he was great to share some of his time with me to take me to see some amazing places in Yucatán.
Since we are both massive lovers of nature, cenotes, caves and that kind of stuff, we decided to go to Grutas de Loltún. We left Merida a little late in the day, so we were a little worried that we might not make it in time before the cave closes. But it turned out they had a final tour at 4pm and we arrived just in time for that tour.
Since we are both massive lovers of nature, cenotes, caves and that kind of stuff, we decided to go to Grutas de Loltún. We left Merida a little late in the day, so we were a little worried that we might not make it in time before the cave closes. But it turned out they had a final tour at 4pm and we arrived just in time for that tour.
Grutas de Loltún
The Loltún caves are one of the most extensive in all of Mexico and it has been used by a lot of civilazations including the Mayans. It has been occupied for more than 10.000 years. The mayans used it as a shelter and to make their weapons. You will see a lot of paintings on the walls as well, animals, hands and much more. It is great to see all these paintings on the wall, made by old ancient civilazations.
The cave itself is a limestone cave and because of the water dripping down it has formed a lot of pillars in the cave. There are a lot of different chambers in the caves, some of them look like cathedrals another looked like the grand canyon and there was an amazing chamber where daylight filled the cave and vegetation was able to grow. It was like a little sanctuary of nature inside a cave. Unfortunately we were not able to explore a lot of the cave because you can only book a tour, that’s one of the reasons I hate tours. I prefer to explore the cave by myself and take my time to see the paintings, the formations and the little sanctuaries. But even though it was a tour, it is most definately worth a visit! If you happen to be in this area, please visit this cave, you won’t be dissapointed.
Here is a movie I made inside the cave, enjoy!
A bar in the middle of nowhere
After we visited the cave, we drove around for a while, enjoying the scenery.
After driving and getting lost, we found a cute small bar on the side of the road, in the middle of nowhere.
Unfortunately I don’t know the name of this bar, neither it’s precize location. I tried searching for it on google maps, but without results.
The bar is close to the caves, on a lemon farm next to a small road. It’s close to one of the villages.
You will meet this bar on the side of the road, surrounded by jungle and farm land. A small blue terrace meets you and a little mexican guy comes to greet you with a big smile on his face. The only thing he serves is beer, but considering the high temperatures and just being inside a humid cave, we were craving for a cold drink. We ordered the beer, with a lot of lemon and started to enjoy the silence. After a while the owner of the bar joined us and started telling us about his life.
The land he lives on is from his father, but the bar is his own. Years ago he decided to make the dangerous crossing over the river to America in search for a better life. After days of walking he came to San Francisco and worked there for years before returning to Mexico to open this bar.
Unfortunately I don’t know the name of this bar, neither it’s precize location. I tried searching for it on google maps, but without results.
The bar is close to the caves, on a lemon farm next to a small road. It’s close to one of the villages.
You will meet this bar on the side of the road, surrounded by jungle and farm land. A small blue terrace meets you and a little mexican guy comes to greet you with a big smile on his face. The only thing he serves is beer, but considering the high temperatures and just being inside a humid cave, we were craving for a cold drink. We ordered the beer, with a lot of lemon and started to enjoy the silence. After a while the owner of the bar joined us and started telling us about his life.
The land he lives on is from his father, but the bar is his own. Years ago he decided to make the dangerous crossing over the river to America in search for a better life. After days of walking he came to San Francisco and worked there for years before returning to Mexico to open this bar.
After having some shares and beers we saw an amazing sunset in the distance and we just enjoyed that moment for a while in silence.
After the sun was down, we saw the most beautiful nightsky you could imagine. Millions of stars, the milky way while the nightlife of the jungle comes to live.
We just sat there on the ground, watching the stars while the night sounds of the jungle filled the air with music. What a perfect ending for an incredible day.
We just sat there on the ground, watching the stars while the night sounds of the jungle filled the air with music. What a perfect ending for an incredible day.
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