Laguna de Bacalar, Mexico

Today I went from Chetumal to the Laguna de Bacalar, which is located 30 km from Chetumal.

The town of Bacalar is pretty small and must be pretty boring. However there is a beautiful and peaceful lagoon with crystalline turquoise water. Obviously I couldn't resist and I went to swim in that water.

It was so nice because there was no one except some fishes swimming around me.

And a small video taken while I was in the water

Chetumal, Mexico

Yesterday I arrived in the small town of Chetumal which is also the capital of the state of Quintana Roo. It is located in the south of Mexico really close from the border with Belize. I will, by the way, leave from Chetumal to San Pedro Island (Belize) on Saturday.

This town is probably like nothing I could see, so quiet, so peaceful that it's as if there were no one in this town. You don't hear a lot of car, not that much noise. It's really really nice for few days.

The shore is almost entirely made of mangroves and is also the sanctuary of the Manatees. I hope that I will be able to spot one when I'll be in Belize, because there are some specimens there as well.

mangrove tree

mangrove tree flower and seed

common water hyacinth that floats on the water

Cobá, Mexico

On the 21st of November (two days ago) I decided to visit the ruins of Cobá which are a 50 minutes bus ride from Tulum. This site is in the middle of the jungle.

It was a really nice site and besides I climbed on the top of the pyramids. It was really impressive to climb this 42 meter high pyramids but it was way tougher to climb down... I should have imagined that I would have vertigo in the way down :(

Though it was a big city, now it's only few buildings left or discovered. I have had a good time there. Enjoy the pictures :

Find below a view from the top of the pyramids :

And as it's in the middle of the jungle, you can meet some nice animals...

A tree killer

a butterfly

a small snake

Tulum, Mexico

Today I have been to the site of Tulum which is about 2 hours south of Cancun on the Mexican coast.

This site is just amazing because you can enjoy of the temples of an ancient civilisation and then you can go swimming in some turquoise crystalline water.

I would have just one more thing to add : Waouuuuh and for the rest the pictures will say everything