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Costa maya5/7/2023 ![]() Kinichná’s hulking pyramid, built in metre-high stones, layer upon layer by successive leaders, barely clears the trees, but you can look over the surrounding terrain (and spot a glimpse of the Dzibanché ancient Maya archaeological site), now broken into farmland. Costa Maya is a small tourist region in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, the only state flanked by the Caribbean Sea to its east. Set in a drier area with sparse trees, these two neighbouring ruins are an interesting contrast to Kohunlich. Also look for an elite residential area called the 27 Escalones, worth the detour to see the great views over the jungle canopy from the cliff edge on which it is built. Foliage has reclaimed most of them, except for the Templo de los Mascarones, which is named after the five 2m-high stucco masks that decorate its facade.ĭisturbing enough now, these wide-eyed, open-mouthed images of the sun god, Kinich Ahau, once stared out from a background of smooth, bright-red-painted stucco. ![]() The buildings date from the late pre-Classic to the Classic periods (100–900 AD) and the majority are in the Río Bec architectural style. Inspired by the royal blue waters and iconic landmarks of the Yucatn, Maya is a lightweight, feminine frame worth celebrating. The ruins, seldom visited by anyone other than enormous butterflies and wild parrots, are beautifully situated, peering out above the treetops. Located south of the Riviera Maya, Costa Maya visitors. If you stop for only one ancient site in the Río Bec area, Kohunlich is your best excursion choice. The Costa Maya is a stretch of pristine Caribbean coastline with a small but growing tourism focus. ![]() On an MSC Caribbean and Antilles cruise you will typically stay around Mahahual, while divers and anglers head south to Xcalak. Mahahual was rebuilt, but Xcalak is still quite battered. The two towns in the area, Mahahual and the smaller Xcalak, were hit hard by Hurricane Dean in 2007. Puerto Costa Maya, where the Caribbean and Antilles MSC cruise ships dock, is out of sight north of Mahahual, but its influence is felt on cruise-ship days, when the village springs to life with souvenir stands and jet-ski rentals along the slick seafront promenade, an extremely miniature version of Playa del Carmen. ![]()
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