Coba

Rent the bicycles. It’s the fastest, cheapest way to get around since all of the main sites are 1 km apart and the taxi-bicycles won’t take you back to the second site, only the main temple.

Still looks like it was hacked out of the jungle forest just last year. We stayed at the Club Med Archaeological Villa and you can walk to the ruins from there. Very cool place to visit. Not too bad of a drive, esp if you stop in Tulum.

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Coba is unbelievable and continues to fascinate me for many reasons. The first reason being that 95% is still buried underneath the jungle! I always wonder what other treasures are out there, still waiting to be discovered. Located deep in the jungle, it’s not one of the most accessible ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula, but it’s certainly worth taking the time to visit. I loved wandering around the area. The ruins are full of cool stone etchings and I particularly liked the ancient ball court. Plus, the view at the top of the pyramids extends out across the entire Peninsula.

The Mayan ruins of Coba are surrounded by lush jungle forest. My husband and I climbed to the top of a pyramid where we met two great Mayan guys, one of which was a wood sculptor. He took us back to his woodworking studio in the town of Coba where he showed us his beautiful carvings. We had a great time in Coba!