Travelogue: Coba and Tulum, Mexico
It was ten years ago that Aron and I took a two-week road trip around the Yucatán Peninsula, but I still recall how incredible it was: with visits to ancient Mayan temples and swimming in the sinkholes—cenotes—that connect to underground rivers under the limestone. When we decided to spend a week in the region over spring break, I knew we’d need to devote at least one day sharing just that with the kids.
Our itinerary had been to split the week between Isla de Holbox, a small island to the north of Cancun, and the resort area of Mayakoba, so we would add a visit to the ruins of Coba—a Mayan site we hadn’t previously visited—at the halfway point. But ever since a car break-in years ago in France, we’ve felt hesitant to leave suitcases in the car while sightseeing, so we decided to take a night from the island stay and add it in Tulum so that we drop our bags and save ourselves the worry. It also meant that we could arrive at the ruins just as they were opening. Finally, I confess I was curious to see just how much Tulum had changed since that trip so many years ago.
So we left that little paradise of Holbox around midday and ferried back to our rental car, only to pull into Tulum a few hours later…
