While we were in Cancun we took one day to not be beach bums and go tour the ruins. We woke up at the crack of dawn, so we could squeeze in Chichen Itza and Tulum, the Mayan ruins. We took a personal tour with Helaman.
Chichen Itza
I swear each of these ruins photoed was a temple that had sacrificial altars. Lots of deaths occurred at Chichen Itza.
They're finding there is still a ton to excavate underground.
The market area where you get heckled. Ryan hates souvenirs, so we walked away empty handed.
A colorful traditional Mexican town we drove through on our way to Tulum.
A classic church in the middle of the town square.
Tulum.
Tulum was my favorite because everything was open and in one central location...not to mention it is right of the coast.
The Mayans chose the most amazing location to build a temple and live. Right off this amazing crystal clear water.
All the locals swimming down below.
On the way back to the hotel, Helaman stopped off at this little ice cream stand. When I say stand, I'm talking an old lady with a couple buckets in front of her with a tarp overhead to block the sun and rain. She made the ice cream herself. It was amazing. We got lime and coconut. We fell in love with the coconut ice cream. I tried making a batch when we got back home. Mine wasn't nearly as good. Go figure!
Overall, we had a great trip to Cancun. It was so beautiful and relaxing. I'm so thankful Ryan and I were able to celebrate 5 years together in such a fun place.
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