7. The Early Bird Gets the View: Kabah Archeological Site

On Wednesday, Valentine's Day,  we hit the Yucatan country roads by 8:15 and we were rewarded with our early rising by being the first and only people walking the Kabah ruins. Maybe it was because everyone else was doing their Fat Tuesday revelry the night before and so they slept in; even the gatekeeper came to take our entry fee as he was buttoning his shirt. The fee was 55 pesos per person which at present is a deal at $2.97 U.S. dollars. What a splendid place! Because it was quiet, we were able to see more birds, even a MotMot! Once again I am going to borrow information from another website to share with you:

Kabah is a Mayan site on the Yucatán Peninsula connected to nearby Uxmal by a ceremonial causeway. Its buildings date from about the 9th century and are in the Puuc style of architecture. Kabah is best known for its extraordinary palace that is completely covered in masks of the hook-nosed rain god Chac.

Here are some of our many pictures: