Posts that share the Valladolid keyword.

Day Trips from Xcalak - Casa de los Venados

Written by Rob Mukai on Nov. 03, 2017

Overview

A very cool private Mexican Folk Art Collection in the colonial city of Valladolid. There are over 3,000 pieces in an 18,000 sq. ft. private home. This huge private home took 10 years to renovate and is...

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Day Trips from Xcalak - Ek Balam Ruins

Written by Rob Mukai on Jul. 23, 2018

Overview

So a bit of a misnomer as this is not really a day-trip from Xcalak, but it is an option on the drive down from Cancun. If you arrive early enough you can get to Valladolid in about an hour and half to 2 hours....

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Day Trips from Xcalak - Cenote Zaci

Written by Rob Mukai on Jul. 26, 2018

Review

This is a quick one, the restaurant overlooking the Cenote Zaci in the middle of Valladolid is a great place for lunch. They have a full Yucatecan menu with specialties like Queso Relleno and cochinita pibil....

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Day Trips from Xcalak - Convent de San Bernardino in Valladolid

Written by Rob Mukai on Aug. 16, 2018

This is another attraction in Valladolid. Traveling around the American West, you get used to seeing "really old" stuff be from 1800's, and even on the east coast the 1700's. Valladolid is a very different experience. The...

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Restaurant Review - El Meson del Marques

Written by Rob Mukai on Aug. 20, 2018

Overview

This restaurant is in the hotel in the main square in Valladolid, The hotel is a nice place to stay as well, but this is a review of the restaurant. You enter the restaurant from main square in Valladolid. It...

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