Dark and Light at Labnaha

September 20th, 2020 Today we’re making one last stop at a cenote on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. As you’ve learned by now, the region is full of them and each has its own character. Some are deep and intimidating, some are popular shallow swimming holes, some are hidden and mysterious … like Cenote Labnaha. Labnaha is an actual hole in the

Yellow Earth, Blue Hole

September 18th, 2020 Today we’re at Kaan Luum (yellow earth), just a few miles/kms southwest of Tulum. I don’t normally include images that aren’t my own, but this uncredited photo on Google Maps is helpful in understanding the size and form of Kaan Luum: The lagoon is several miles/kms inland from the coast of Tulum. The wide, shallow perimeter suddenly

Swinging Into the Yucatán

  September 12th, 2020 A week-long vacation in Mexico. How does that sound? We’ve transitioned from magic carpet to jungle vine with today’s post. We’re swinging into Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to explore the local landscape. We’ll be here all week. Here’s J dropping from a rope into Cenote San Lorenzo Oxman near Valladolid, Mexico. We stopped here for a cool