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Yucatan Bicycle Tour
Day 10 Valladolid to Coba
Conjunto Pinturas (Paintings complex), Coba.
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As planned, we took the first bus to
Coba at 8:30 a.m. There are not many choices for lodging in Coba. So we are staying in
an overpriced place run by Club Med.
Coba is located in the jungle. It has an entirely differrent feel than the other Mayan
sites we have visited. It does not have the detailed workmanship of Chichen Itza or
Uxmal. It is also very spread out. We did a considerable amount of walking here.
Coba is also different in that it has two lakes (ponds my most standards). The Yucatan
has very few bodies of fresh water above ground. All the water is located under ground
and is accessed by cenotes.
More Coba Photos
On the shore of the lake, we saw a sign at the end of a dock that said, "Crocodile
visit 5 pesos". We took the bait. A teenage boy came out with a long stick. He splashed
it around in the water. After a few minutes a 5-foot long croc swam up to the dock.
The crocodile hung around for a few minutes until he figured out that there was no
food in the water and left.
Wanna see a croc?
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Crocodile.
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There isn't much to do here in the evening. We walked around the town a bit. But
it lacks the vitality of the other cities and towns we have visited.
Tomorrow, we bike 26 mules to Tulum and the Caribbean.
Continue to Day 11
Yucatan Bike Tour Contents
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Introduction
Day 10 Valladolid to Coba
