Backpacking Adventure 2010 – Week 2

The group's current location: Campeche/Mexico

After their little diving adventure on the island of Cozumel, our Danish backpacking group headed to Nuevo Durango, a Mexican community in the north of Cancun. During their first night they could already experience one of nature’s astonishing spectacles: the arrival of the swallows at their cave, A’aktun Jaaleb.

The next day, our group went to another famous cave, Tacbiha, where they even were able to do rappelling in order to hike through the cave’s interior. During the afternoon, the children of the community challenged our Danish visitors in a football match.

After breakfast, the group went on to a marvelous cenote (freshwater limestone sinkhole) where their guide, Cris, informed them about its formation and in general about the importance of cenotes to this region. In the evening, they finally arrived in the city of Merida.

The next morning, our group departed to the center of Merida, “the white”, where they learned about the city’s history and why it still the most important city in the entire Yucatan Peninsula. Furthermore, they visited the government’s palace with its beautiful murals full of history and the monumental cathedral, full of incense smell due to the celebrations of the “Día de los Muertos”. At the “Lucas de Galves” city market they finally got amazed and also scared by the way meat is sold in Mexico (photo). During the afternoon they had a Spanish lesson where they learned some new words very helpful for its daily activities. A highlight was to learn a few pickup lines to use during their next visit to the disco, like “Quieres bailar guapa?” (Do you want to dance sweety?).

Right now they should be on their way to Campeche, another state on the Yucatan Peninsula where they will experience further unforgettable adventures.

Catch up on them on their way through the Mayan World. Read about the different destinations, about their experiences meeting other people and about all the adventures on their way. In the following weeks we will publish articles about their tour right here in this blog. Check out our photo album, too.