Celestun, Yucatan, Mexico
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I joined an American woman I had met in
Merida for a day trip to Celestun by bus in the morning. We met
two German students and an elderly American couple on the bus
en route to Celestun. We pooled our money and shared a boat to
motor out and see the flamingos. During the hour and a half trip
we not only saw flocks of pink flamingos but also egrets, pelicans
and other birds in abundance. The Germans joined us for a tasty
seafood lunch at a small oceanfront restaurant on the beach in
Celestun. We caught the late afternoon bus and traveled through
small Mayan villages on the way back to Merida.
Fishing boats
and oceanfront restaurants line the beach at Celestun, a quiet
Gulf of Mexico seaside village on the western coast of the Yucatan
peninsula. >>>
<<< One of Celestun's local restaurants
located on the beach not far from
the central plaza of this small fishing village.
Migrating pink flamingos regularly pause on their
winter journey to South America to linger in the warm Gulf waters
near Celestun. >>>
<<< Simple and unadorned, a pink stucco
colonial-styled church stands alone in Celestun's small main
plaza.
More about Celestun, Mexico:
Books:
Lonely Planet Mexico Travel Guide
Lonely Planet Ruta Maya Guide
Lonely Planet Central America Guide
Yucatan Peninsula Handbook - Moon Publications
People's Guide To Mexico - Carl Franz
Time Among The Maya - RonaldWright
The Old Patagonia Express - Paul Theroux |
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Photography by Paul Picus.
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