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Around the Yucatán Peninsula: An Orientation to Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo

Our trip started in Campeche, one of the states of the Yucatán peninsula, in the community of Miguel Colorado, belonging to the town of Champoton. There we could immerse ourselves in nature and enjoy the ‘Cenote Azul’. The experience of swimming and kayaking in the immensity of the open cenote was fascinating. It’s interesting how cenotes, which are so emblematic for this limestone terrain, are an important resource for the communities of the region that profit off these spaces to obtain resources for their subsistence. Continuing our trip we headed to the archeological site of Calakmul deep inside of the Reservation of the Biosphere of Calakmul. This ancient Mayan city always amazes us with its spectacular architecture, lush vegetation and sounds of nature.  On our way we encountered a spectacular place, the cave well known as Volcan of the Murcielagos. This cave is found inside the state nature reserve Balam-Ku and is refuge of the approximately four million bats of at least seven di