I didn't take a lot of photos in the remainder of our trip. We were mostly sightseeing with not a lot of nature viewing. But here are a few things I spotted along the way.
A black vulture showing off on top of a Mayan pyramid:
A few butterflies:
I think this is an Orchard Spider. Not a great photo, but colorful spiders.
Everyone told us Merida was good, but it was a big city, overrun with cars, with dangerously narrow sidewalks. We did find a good coffee shop - Sempere libros y café (Always books and coffee). It was on the second floor, away from the traffic and even had some English books (and good coffee and friendly staff). We visited the Science Museum. I had seen they had an insect exhibit, but sadly that was over and it was optical illusions, which was still fun. And it was on the edge of a big park, with an artificial but somewhat naturalized lake where I spotted a few things.
We left Merida a day earlier than planned. Our next stop was Izamal which was a lot smaller and we thought would be quieter. Little did we know it was a festival weekend and busy with people (but at least less traffic). Luckily our hotel was far enough from the festivities. Like many Yucatan towns and cities, it was built on top of Mayan ruins. But in Izamal several of the pyramids were still intact within the city. Izamal is known as the "Yellow City" since most of the buildings are painted yellow. It is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. There is, of course, a large church/monastery who's atrium is the second largest in the world (after the Vatican). There were countless Cave Swallows inhabiting the monastery.
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