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Nature

The natural beauty of the Yucatan can be enjoyed from the cenotes in the jungle to the tourist destinations on the Mayan Riviera.

A sunset over the Gulf of Mexico. <a href=></a> While most people would say this is a parrot, it is actually a macaw. Unlike parrots, macaws are seldom seen in Yucatan, except in captivity. <a href=></a> A water lily growing in a fountain at Hacienda Stanta Cruz. <a href=></a> A bird watching station near Holbox Island. <a href=></a> One of the hundreds of tropical flower species that grace the jungles and gardens of Yucatan. <a href=></a> A view from inside a cenote without water, part of the Loltun cave system. <a href=></a> North of the Puuc range in southern Yucatan, the landscape is flat. If you see hills like these near Oxkintok, you are looking at unrestored Mayan structures. <a href=></a> La erulla (a crane) waits patiently for a meal to pass by. Yucatan is home to hundreds of resident and migrating bird species. <a href=></a> A beach on the Caribbean, south of Tulum. Need we say more? <a href=></a> Relaxing at the cenote near the Mayan Archaeological Site of Dzibilchaltun. <a href=></a>

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