On the way to Tulum I stopped off at Chichen Itza, which was recently honoured with the title of one of the new 7 wonders of the world. It is unfortunately also only a short air-con bus ride away from the tourist meccas of Cancun and Playa del Carmen, which meant that by the time I arrived at 9am (2 hours late due to aforementioned shenanigans in Merida) the car park was full of buses and hoards of grossly dressed tour groups.
The temples are without doubt impressive, especially the main one - El Castillo. Unfortunately unlike Palenque you cannot climb the pyramids as some silly tourist had gone and killed themselves whilst climbing it a couple of years ago.
All in all a worthwhile excursion, but nowhere as breathtaking as Palenque.
Photos here
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