With Valladolid as my base, I headed to Chichen Itza for a day trip. I took the long distance bus there and arrived with no problem. The weather was perfect, they say this is the coolest winter they've seen. I arrived at around 10 am, not too many people were there yet, most of the shops were still setting up. Some mentioned to me they only spent 2 hours there, but I managed to spend a good 4 hours there. Having seen Angkor Wat, seems to me Chichen Itza frails in comparison. None of the structure were opened to public, so can only view from outside. Never the less, it is magnificent. The story behind the structure were mysterious, and fascinating with all the human sacrificing rituals, and gave me a weary feeling. There were two deep cenotes in the site, which said the site where live people were flown into as sacrifices to the gods. I swear I can see bodies floating on it's lake.
Afterward I headed back to Valladolid and tasted some local food across the main square. My host in Cozumel gave me a list of local food to try out there. I think I'll eat the rest of my meals in Valladolid there!
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