Central / S America On A Decent Daily Budget
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5t3IIa
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Oh shit! Just wrote a post with advice but I didn't know you're going tomorrow!
Place to stay in Tuluum = El Mirador. It was150pesos a night when I went in 2004.
On Caye Caulker I recommend Ignacios Cabanas. They are purple and you can see them from the water taxi on the way over.
They seem like they might be a bit far from the 'action' but the walk into 'town' along the beach in the morning to score breakfast is beautfil.
Take a left through the graveyard (!) and you're on Front Street.
When you get off the Front Dock turn right on front Street and see a yellow house - Carlos will do you excellent snorkelling tours. Pls give my regards to him and Zizi his daughter.
I feel a bit sick with jealousy
Place to stay in Tuluum = El Mirador. It was150pesos a night when I went in 2004.
On Caye Caulker I recommend Ignacios Cabanas. They are purple and you can see them from the water taxi on the way over.
They seem like they might be a bit far from the 'action' but the walk into 'town' along the beach in the morning to score breakfast is beautfil.
Take a left through the graveyard (!) and you're on Front Street.
When you get off the Front Dock turn right on front Street and see a yellow house - Carlos will do you excellent snorkelling tours. Pls give my regards to him and Zizi his daughter.
I feel a bit sick with jealousy
5t3IIa
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5t3IIa - Caye Caulker looks gorgeous!
It is!
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=17.759967,-88.039627&spn=0.099723,0.197067&t=h&z=13
That white line of waves to the right is the reef
The water on the leeward side is less than 10 metres deep - it's like swimming in a high-ceilinged room, iyswim, but it's full of enormous and very friendly fishes, stingrays, nurse sharks and turtles.The breeze comes off the Caribbean and the 'front' (East) side of the island is coooooool. You can walk 50 metres (in some places) to the West side and it's like walking into a sauna.
God, I'm going to make myself cry with desire in a minute
Voley
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Place to stay in Tuluum = El Mirador. It was150pesos a night when I went in 2004.
Heh! I´m staying right next door at Zazil Kin. Got the same view.
El Mirador´s not open yet - it´s still really early season so the place is nice and quiet. Tulum´s undoubtedly the most beautiful beach I´ve ever seen - the colour of the sea´s unreal. ES LA HORA TEQUILA !!! I´ll post some pics in a bit.
Voley
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Tulum ...
Mayan Ruins, Tulum.
The Beach, Tulum.
A Few More
Great place, Tulum. Total contrast to Cancun which was a total shithole, tbf.
Mayan Ruins, Tulum.
The Beach, Tulum.
A Few More
Great place, Tulum. Total contrast to Cancun which was a total shithole, tbf.
sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
LOL!
Have I told you lately that I hate you, btw?
xxxx
On Caye Caulker now, Stella. Loved it as soon as I got of the boat. Already paid a month's rent up front and have no intention of going anywhere else for ages. GO SLOW.
Han - if/when you come out here I wouldn't be surprised if I'm still here, tbh.
I told you so.........
Tricky Mickey
regular as clockwork
Yeah, Tulum looks nice. Good beaches, ruins to explore. Some cheap beach hut type places that look my kind of thing. Sounds nice.
tulum's cool, bit bongo at times, but there's a tiny beach about half an hour before it, on the road from cancun down to tulum. it's near to a cafe del mar (in name only, but great breakfasts). Look for the Bonanza camping sign. Cabin $15 a night, gorgeous coral reef 50m offshore.
The owner had seven brothers who sold their beaches to all-inclusive resorts. I asked him why he didn't sell. "I live here, why do I need a million dollars?" he said.
Latin America is ace. Check out the bay islands and cayos cochinos off honduras. Nicaragua also rules, costa rica's pricey and yanked up, guatemala is ace, Panama is fun, but nowhere compares with colombia for me.
PM me when you have a plan, i spent 3 of the last 5 years in central america and colombia and have been to all the countries down from mexico to panama except el salvador.
$50 is a good daily budget, for most of Centam and Latam. You'll have loads of options.
all the best mate.
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Pretty much how I feel. (Tho' I also loved El Salvador - black sand beaches, fantastic seafood and friendly locals).
(Burning with jealousy NVP
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5t3IIa
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On Caye Caulker now, Stella. Loved it as soon as I got of the boat. Already paid a month's rent up front and have no intention of going anywhere else for ages. GO SLOW.
Han - if/when you come out here I wouldn't be surprised if I'm still here, tbh.
Ra!
Have you seen Carlos for snorkelling? I suddenly remembered that his boat is called Gypsy -
