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| Type | Name | Description | Service Provider | Cost | Notes | Actions |
| General Info | Cenotes outside of Merida | AirBnB Host Recommendation: Cenotes outside of Merida | $0.00 |
Recommended:
Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyche: Remains of a 1700s hacienda & plantation, with overgrown paths & swimming in a canal & cenotes. Cenote San Ignacio: Its interior, has preserved its marvelous peculiarities of millions of years ago, displaying a magical and ancestral beauty. Ik Kil: Cenote Ik-Kil is one of Mexico's most breathtaking natural wonders, situated close to the famous Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza Homun: Multiple Cenotes |
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| Type | Name | Service Provider | Origin | Destination | Cost | Notes | Actions |
| Bus | Colectivo to/from Homún | Mérida | Homún | $11.00 | Two people round trip | ||
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| Type | Name | Description | Service Provider | Cost | Kms | To Date | Total | Notes | Actions |
| Sight See | Santa Maria Cave & Cenote | $11.00 | |||||||
| Sight See | Cenotes | $280MX Cenotes incl $40 for life vests, $100 for Tza Ujun and $140 for Pool Uinic | $22.00 | ||||||
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| Type | Name | Service Provider | Confirmation | Location | Cost | Notes | Actions |
| Bed and Breakfast | Casa Carmita | AirBnB | Merida | $1088.79 |
Free cancellation before 15:00 on Dec 10
Check-In: 15:00, Check-Out: 12:00. Leave keys on bureau or put them on room door Entry instructions and WiFi on AirBnB 24 hours before stay Guest favorite, Superhost, Room plus private bathroom in home with shared spaces. Luggage drop-off allowed. Pets allowed. |
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Trip Log
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Today we took a colectivo out to Homún, which is the site of many Cenotes. There’s one big complex called Santa Barbara which is on the outskirts of town but we decided we wanted to see the town and do some of the Cenotes outside of Santa Barbara.
The colectivo stopped at Santa Barbara and a few people hopped out. As soon as they did, a bunch of men jumped in immediately trying to guide them to the Cenotes. When we got off the colectivo down in town, the same thing happened. These guys are relentless and really pushy. I started calling them piranhas because that’s what it feels like - you’re some kind of morsel that’s been dropped into their water and they go into a feeding frenzy. In any case, we escaped the piranhas unscathed and had our little tour. But every time we got near the one side of the town square… piranha feeding frenzy!! Our first stop was Santa Maria Cave & Cenote. It is on some personal property and managed by the family who owns the property. When we showed up a young fella who speaks very little English came out and took us down into the cave. Unfortunately we were not able to go all the way to the Cenote but the cave tour, brief as it was, was super cool. Next we walked back towards the Santa Barbara Cenotes (oops) where we visited both Tza Ujun Kat Cenote and Pool Uinic cenote. There were three Cenotes all managed together (but not part of Santa Barbara) and we visited two of those. We then had a nice (but too big) lunch and the meandered back to piranha land to catch the colectivo. To our delight, one was pulling up just as the piranhas were getting all worked up. |
Photos
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Homún
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Mayan house
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Back of the cathedral
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Santa Maria Cave & Cenote
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Santa Maria Cave & Cenote
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Tza Ujun Kat Cenote
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Tza Ujun Kat Cenote
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Brent swims at Pool Uinic
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Rhonda at Pool Uinic
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Sketchy ladder at Pool Uinic
I’m glad this isn’t the way to get in anymore -
Mérida rush hour
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Mérida rush hour