At the beach in Cancun
The next morning we boarded a bus for the less developed beach town of Tulum, several hours south of Cancun. After enquiring at several of the cabaña developments along the beach and being rather alarmed by the exorbitant prices, we were eventually directed towards the significantly less expensive Tribal Village.
The Tribal Village
The Tribal Village was an interesting experience. On the plus side, we slept twenty meters from the ocean, drank local sugarcane rum around the campfire, had the beach to ourselves and paid less than $5 a night each for the experience. Unfortunately our cabaña left much to be desired with respect to weather tightness and we were partially eaten by the various insect inhabitants. The manager also turned out to be a little unstable, making us extremely happy to finally leave after our third night.
Robin and the beach
The three of us and our new Eastern European friends
The cabaña
While in Tulum we also had the opportunity to check out the small collection of Mayan ruins near the beach and go swimming and snorkeling in one of the many nearby cenotes. The snorkeling turned out to be a lot of fun and we hope to do more of it in Belize.
The ruins in Tulum
Snorkeling in the cenote
We also learned a little about the less talked about side of Tulum. Apparently (at least so we are told) Mexican drug cartels use the beaches to import narcotics from Colombia, which are dropped further out to sea and eventually wash up on shore. How much truth there is to this I'm not sure, but either way the area remains a popular tourist destination and there is very little danger for foreigners.
Sunrise
We are now in Sarteneja, Belize, a small fishing village in the north of the country. More about our stay here to follow shortly.
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