The One World
Journeys team invites you on our live, 10-day tour of mystery and nature within
Mexico's isolated Yucatán Peninsula. From the city of Chetumal, on the
coast of Bahía de Chetumal off the Gulf of Honduras, we'll travel by truck,
heading inland away from the city and into jungle. During the five hour ride,
we'll leave the familiar behind to establish our base camp north of Kohunlich
(a Maya ruin where giant faces of the sun god and other divine beings adorn a
stucco-covered pyramid). From this base camp, we'll be exploring the jungle of
the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, largest protected jaguar habitat in Mexico. Rich
in flora and fauna diversity, this area is also famous for Classic and Pre-classic
Maya ruins. We'll visit many of these remote, difficult-to-reach ruins; you can
make the treks with us by clicking on the live dispatches. These include ruins
such as the Late Classic site of Río Bec whose name has become associated
with the architectural style we'll find there: chambers flanked by solid towers
constructed to look like temple-pyramids. Begin now: a journey through time is
just a click away!
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