Mayan Ruins
Having left Cozumel Island we drove to Coba and visited some Mayan ruins which provided great birding. The temples themselves made great canopy towers – is this what the Mayans had in mind all those centuries ago? From our elevated vantage point we could scan the canopy and get eyelevel views of birds that would have otherwise been real neck-breakers (and were able to absorb some culture at the same time!) Gaudy American warblers and vireos provided plenty of colour and local birds included Masked Tityra, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Grey-collared Becard and Black-headed Trogon. We then headed to Valladolid where we spent the night.
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