![Maya graffiti in the streets of Playa del Carmen](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/c5c64a8c-d03e-45e1-8f18-e9632d630ee5_rw_3840.jpg?h=8355b537a16f4158518e0a971533437d)
Maya graffiti in the streets of Playa del Carmen
![A man in the entrance of his home in Maya village Ek Balam, Mexico](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/695095a4-21a2-482a-886a-e337820163bb_rw_1920.jpg?h=5635ee64cc754e8ec7ec0af9f39ecc6d)
A man in the entrance of his home in Maya village Ek Balam, Mexico
![An older woman making tortillas in a Maya village](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/fd118cb4-15aa-45fd-8421-a453daf2e1e8_rw_3840.jpg?h=f2471dc5edd046a1e8ad5bca7979e289)
An older woman making tortillas in a Maya village
![A curious young girl in Maya village Ek Balam](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/24ae991e-7be4-4f71-9644-85dce5a16255_rw_1920.jpg?h=14fa2be14a4890e152f93493c4ca411e)
A curious young girl in Maya village Ek Balam
![El Castillo, the best known temple of Chichen Itza](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/46bc75dc-3aa7-4131-b824-b0cd128fcf78_rw_3840.jpg?h=6dce9e751837ee5e89483362dc11b113)
El Castillo, the best known temple of Chichen Itza
![Templo del Norte in Chichen Itza](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/392795ed-95a7-46a8-a621-03b4d03e135f_rw_3840.jpg?h=0e7a2e6009d3428abf78318637fb23b2)
Templo del Norte in Chichen Itza
![Cenote Ik Kil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/407bf3a2-e433-42b0-9150-f94f82c6a492_rw_3840.jpg?h=e16ffa28eb3308e06b445948804f1a64)
Cenote Ik Kil
![A crocodile hiding in the mangrove of Río Lagartos](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/55dfdef7-dc4a-49fe-9b79-fef862b81b72_rw_3840.jpg?h=d323131d7e48ba4e55be5e877cd4664f)
A crocodile hiding in the mangrove of Río Lagartos
![A common black hawk over the mangrove of Río Lagartos](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/e32a0699-f79a-4347-85cb-6086bebf7a9e_rw_3840.jpg?h=f2b1de91654d5f633e9afc4192399d91)
A common black hawk over the mangrove of Río Lagartos
![Close-up of a young crocodile in Río Lagartos](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/0c9bdb9b-3320-46f2-bd1e-9726e6a8c216_rw_3840.jpg?h=3518f7552069fc39b72853a42a70e401)
Close-up of a young crocodile in Río Lagartos
![Flamingos in Río Lagartos](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/fd337cad-47fb-4270-b903-4ab5cb4bd9e5_rw_3840.jpg?h=0c6e5fd14f1a6c4a6ca772c4fe1f3195)
Flamingos in Río Lagartos
![A pelican flying over the water at sunset](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/64ced05d-b515-41eb-9777-cd80d34ff794_rw_3840.jpg?h=8171d903207c2e76808a3360ffa538c9)
A pelican flying over the water at sunset
![A crocodile in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/bbadd536-d9f8-4e3f-b1b4-7be4a61c2d13_rw_3840.jpg?h=2fd454f940c12a918b8d36202505c61f)
A crocodile in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
![Convento de San Antonio de Padua in Izamal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/ea21f6c4-a8f8-43de-b03a-f541f94b3b71_rw_3840.jpg?h=4a6dfa8ed21dbdd53a3247de90288fac)
Convento de San Antonio de Padua in Izamal
![The beautiful cenote Mumutdzonot](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/40b413ed-e934-45b0-a0d3-cc14ffc494c9_rw_3840.jpg?h=6e2c1adc83601e5f5571801ed4ddbdb9)
The beautiful cenote Mumutdzonot
![The lively city center of Campeche](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/d2feef00-96ac-4813-981e-125b48be92f0_rw_3840.jpg?h=064168c970072e3fa01d1703a41caca3)
The lively city center of Campeche
![One of the temples in Maya city Palenque](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/f6239123-9245-49c4-a8f9-1ae615635647_rw_3840.jpg?h=13211f86191c6b54af625efcefa50b3e)
One of the temples in Maya city Palenque
![A black howler monkey in the jungle around Calakmul](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/17014c93-f5cb-4ce9-bd7d-60efd7ac816e_rw_3840.jpg?h=2b039479ebbbd39a6253f9b5c72e54b7)
A black howler monkey in the jungle around Calakmul
![A wide view over the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve from one of the temples](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/b64ea23b-c8d8-48c1-88b2-ff857d1404e6_rw_3840.jpg?h=ee0a095e89b179b474961af18654500e)
A wide view over the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve from one of the temples
![The beautiful blue lake of Bacalar](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4c0a0418-c061-4353-8f8f-9eb4eb12ad1e/1257ee82-73db-42b8-b835-7cdb8d61a11f_rw_3840.jpg?h=787bbfe46759cacd20309735cfbbfe0b)
The beautiful blue lake of Bacalar
Mexico is a beautiful and photogenic country to travel through. This journey started with a food tour in Playa del Carmen. As you walk to the various restaurants, you will pass several Mayan graffiti artworks that are worth photographing.
A visit to a small Mayan village like Ek Balam is also very nice. People there also really enjoyed having their photo taken, which can be seen on a number of photos in this album.
Furthermore, highlights of a trip through the states of Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche and Chiapas are of course the cenotes, the jungle and the various Mayan cities such as Chichen Itza, Palenque and Calakmul.
Specifically worth mentioning are also Río Lagartos if you like many different birds (and crocodiles) and Bacalar with the beautifully coloured lake.