Posts Tagged ‘jungle’
Where to stay in Manzanillo in Costa Rica – Congo Bongo Beach Rental Houses
Visiting Costa Rica, I stayed 10 days in the Caribbean exploring its beaches and other beautifyl things this area had to offer. Second half of my stay I decided for Congo Bongo Beach Rental Houses.Congo Bongo is a complex of 6 rental houses just 200 metres from the stunning private Manzanillo beach surrounded by a […]
Pampas tour in the Amazon of Bolivia – day 3 swimming with pink dolphins
Colorful paintings of Bonampak ruins in Lacandon jungle
Yaxchilan ruins in Lacandon jungle
Once we explored Bonampak ruins, we continued 21 km to Yaxchilan, another Maya archaeological site in the jungle with the meaning of green stones in Maya. To get to Yaxchilan you take a boat (called lancha in Mexican Spanish) at the village Frontera Corozal for around 50 minutes. The river is called Usumacinta and separates […]
Mayan ruins of Coba
Location and History of Mayan ruins of Coba Just 44 km from Tulum ruins (the only Mexican ruins on the beach), another Mayan settlement used to stand. Coba in English and Cobá in Spanish means ruffled waters in Maya because of a couple of lakes very close. Due to the found pottery, we suppose that […]