We woke up at 5AM to catch the 5:30AM ferry to Cancun.

It was beautiful watching the sunrise from the ferry on our way to Cancun. Watching the sunrise and the dim sun light reflected on the green ocean was an unexpected memorable experience.

We got on the arranged van to our way to where we were supposed to take the bus. It was a tourist department store. We had to purchase the ticket ourselves. While we were waiting, we looked around and I was trying on Mexican hats which nobody bought, at least the people who were in the line to purchase tickets.

After Chichen Itza, we stopped by at some town in which the Spanish settled during the colonial time and some underground cave.

On our way to Chichen Itza, the tour guide kindly asked us not to buy anything from the site as the owner of the site, the Barbecheno family who sold parts of the National monument in the black market benefits from the sales. He told us that Chichen Itaza is a sacred ground on which having merchants selling products on the site is wrong and a disgrace. He insisted that we buy from the place where the tourist bus is heading towards. The place we went to had prices twice as expensive as the ones at the historical ruins. I thought it was a propaganda to prevent people from getting the same products at a higher price; however, a couple of Google searches reveal that what the tour guide claimed is true.

I’m in for a bottle of tequila.

When we finally arrived at Chichen Itza, it was around 12PM when the sun was the strongest during the day. We were sweating like a condensed bottle of ice water in heat. I was glad that we packed a gallon of water. While touring the site, the tour guide gave us a great explanation of the Mayan history and their culture. On every building we went to, the tour guide gave us a thorough explanation. It’s unfortunate that I don’t remember half of what he said; because it was excruciatingly hot such that I wasn’t able to concentration much. I felt as if I was in a steam sauna.

After Chichen Itza, we went to a town in which the Spanish settled during the colonial times, and an underground cave in which we were allowed to swim.

I took some pictures of the Catholic church in the town.

The entrance to the cave.

Inside the cave was very cool.