Tren Maya Episode 10 - Valladolid Cost of Living
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- In this series we explore the entire Tren Maya route.
Stay tuned until the end for an AirBnb tour, our top recommendations, and our cost break down for our 7 day stay in Valladolid.
Come along with us as we explore centro Valladolid and the surrounding area. We stop by an ex-convento which is built on top of a cenote (Convento de San Bernardino de Siena). Every night (except Mondays) they project an entertaining light show on the ex-convento, and teach the history of Valladolid.
Later we stop by the archeological zone of Ek Balam and explore the ruins. On our way back we stop by a smoked meat restaurant with a pool (Ahumados Especialidades De La Región) - thanks to @GringosRUs.
We visit our first cenote (Cenote Zaci) which is a short walk from the center of town. After enjoying a swim in the refreshing water we stop by their restaurant and have some amazing cochinita pibil.
Thank you.
What a beautiful evening at the plaza. Thanks for sharing!
We really enjoyed Valladolid, it is one of our favorite pueblo magicos. Thanks for watching!
Valladolid, Yucatán, es un encantador lugar. Recordamos sus impresionantes cenotes, la arquitectura colonial y la cálida hospitalidad de su gente. En el video que nos comparten, se aprecia además la rica comida. Seguro pasaron unos días muy lindos. Gracias, Georgia y David, por sus videos que seguimos disfrutando.
¡Nos encanta compartir Mexico y recibir comentarios como el tuyo!
Hola Georgia and David. I sent this comment a few days ago and thought you must be busy filming since I had not heard back. When your reply to another later comment arrived today I checked this video and discovered that my comments about Valladolid had disappeared so I am sending it again.
This video was a fun watch. When I visited Valladolid 50 years ago the only thing the guide books mentioned about the town (if anything at all) was the Cenote Zaci. You mentioned how hot it was when you were visiting Ek Balam. I was in Valladolid the end of May. Really hot, but not as bad as the current heatwave where you are (still in Tamaulipas?). I bet you are thinking about going somewhere where you could be making snow angels. Perhaps you could return to Orizaba and climb the volcano until you reach the snow line. To escape the heat in Valladolid I spent an hour sitting in San Gervasio. Although I couldn't see them I could hear a girl's choir practicing, among other songs, "When the Saints go Marching In".
You may have noticed that most of the colonial era retablos have a distinctive style, different from most areas of Mexico. They are covered with more paint than gold. The church facades and ceilings are also frequently different than those in other parts of Mexico. The present San Gervasio dates from the end of the 18th century. The first church was the site of an early 1700's uprising and massacre, eventually resulting in the original edifice being raised and rebuilt.
I'm glad you filmed the noria at San Bernardo. Not many have survived in any condition, and this norio has actually been restored. The cloister looks crude but that was the style usually favored by the Franciscans. You mentioned the problems with the soil underlying the convento. The friars had to rotate the convento plan from the typical east-west orientation to support the weight of the church. The Spanish settlers continuously complained to the Spanish Crown about the number of Indians being used to build the convento (not enough available labor to build their haciendas), and on two occasions the friars had to flee to the safety of the Indians as their quarters were burned by angry Spanish settlers.
50 years ago Ek Balam was largely unexplored and there was nothing to see other than brush covered mounds. Except for the locals and INAH the site was unknown, so you were lucky to arrive when there was something to see. The steep prices must be due to its location close to Cancun. Same for Chichen Itza. Being relatively isolated and unknown the ruins around Xpujil are a much better bargain. That may also be true for the ruins around sayil, Labna and Kabah (50 years ago about a peso or two to enter a site, and I'm not sure I had to pay anything at Sayil.
The birds are an interesting plague/joy, depending on one's perspective. I've seen several town plazas in Mexico where the trees were the favorite roost of thousands of noisy birds. Some towns tolerated the birds, others threw firecrackers into the trees to try to drive them away. Sitting on a plaza bench underneath trees full of birds is probably not a wise decision. I would vote no to crows, yes to quetzals. Well, thank you for the fine video. I hope it cools off soon [I read today, Tuesday, that it is supposed to start cooling off by tomorrow, with rain expected soon in some states]. Stay cool (heart felt but probably a cruel joke).
This is the first time I am seeing this comment. We loved Valladolid there is a lot to see in the area and the town is beautiful and very walkable. We definitely enjoyed ruta Puuc and the area around Xpujil more for the archeological sites. Way fewer people and lower prices. Today the high in Durango is 93 but it is a very dry heat that we have come to appreciate.
I could actually smell Ahumados while watching this! LOL You guys made it through that platter! Well done! LOL We stayed directly across the street from Cenote Zaci. It was cool reliving some of that city through you guys. ~Gina
Thanks again for the recommendation it was great!
Thanks for watching!