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Week 1 Part 2

This weekend we went to the cenotes at Homul! A van picked us up at 9am and took us to the cenotes. Homul is about 45 minutes from us. On the drive there we stopped at a Mayan pyramid at a place called Acanceh. A tour guide was there and gave us a very cool tour - we were the only ones at the pyramid. We got to climb to the top and see the different parts of the city. There are distinct areas in the city - the colonial spanish area, the modern area, and the ancient mayan area.

Once we got to the resort where the cenotes are we took a horse and cart thing into the cenotes. There are three cenotes at this place which is called Santa Barbara. Each one got more and more beautiful as we went to them. The first two cenotes were completely underground whereas the last one was exposed to the sky. The last one opened last August so it is pretty new. There were not many people at these cenotes which was really nice. We had about 30 minutes to spend at each one which was plenty of time. I was not expecting the cenotes to be this beautiful - it is definitely the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. The water is cool, clear, and refreshing. I hope to be able to visit some more cenotes while I am here and recommend that everyone visits some cenotes during their lifetime. It was an amazing weekend!












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