Ngaphezulu kwamakhilomitha ayi-100, iRiviera Maya inikeza ukukhanya komlingo koLwandle lweCaribbean, kusekelwa indawo ethokomele yehlathi egcwele ama-crystalline cenotes nezindawo ezihlaba umxhwele zemivubukulo, njengeTulum noma iCobá.
Amakhilomitha ayi-16 nje ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza iCancun, ngaseningizimu yenhlonhlo, kuqala enye yezwe elicebe kakhulu kwezokuvakasha namasiko, kanye nokukhula okuphezulu kakhulu kwabantu emashumini eminyaka amuva nje. Ukuyivakashela nokunambitha ezinye zezintelezi zayo, kungathatha mhlawumbe amasonto, uma unikezwa amabhishi ayo amakhulu anesihlabathi esimhlophe, ama-cenotes avela yonke indawo, impilo ebabazekayo yasebusuku, okunikezwayo komdabu nokwamazwe amaningi, amapaki emvelo nezindikimba, kanye nezikhungo zemikhosi ezidumile zaseMayan. ezisivumela ukuthi sihlolisise izimpande zomlando wezwe lesifunda esinelungelo elinjalo.
Siqala ukuvakasha ePuerto Morelos, okusalokhu kugcina umoya ozolile, ngaphandle kwamahhotela amakhulu futhi kunamabhishi avulekele iso elingapheli. Izindawo zokudlela ezivamile ogwini zigcwele, lapho ungathokozela khona izinhlanzi nezinhlanzi zasolwandle ngamanani aphansi, kuyilapho umbono ujatshuliswa ukuntengantenga kwamagagasi.
Futhi akukho okungcono ukukhuthaza ukugaya okuhle kunokuhambahamba phakathi nendawo, lapho sithola khona ngokushesha iPlaza de las Artesanías, lapho isivakashi sizothola khona kusuka ezingutsheni zesifunda kuya kwizando, ubucwebe bemvunulo obenziwe ngezinto zasolwandle, izigqoko noma ubucwebe besiliva.
Ku-km 33 womgwaqo omkhulu waseCancun-Chetumal uzothola iBotanical Garden “Dr. I-Alfredo Barrera Martín ”, engaphezulu kwayo engamahektare angama-60 inezinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezingama-300 zezitshalo ezinhlotsheni ezimbili zezimila, ihlathi eliphakathi nendawo eliluhlaza kanye nexhaphozi lomhlume.
Uma uqhubeka kulo mgwaqo uzofika e-Chikin-Ha cenote lapho ungathokozela khona isipiliyoni sokugxumela esikhaleni bese undiza phezu kwehlathi, ekuphakameni kwama-70 kuya ku-150 m, ulenga kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi yi-Mayan zip line, ikhebula lensimbi elithatha phezulu umqondo olula wobunjiniyela wokumiswa.
Ngemuva kokubhukuda okuqabulayo e-Xtabay cenote, ungaya eXcaret –eMayan, “Little Cove” -, elinye lamapaki wokuzijabulisa adume kakhulu esifundeni selokhu lavulwa ngo-1990. Emahektare alo angama-80, atholakala kuma-75 km eningizimu yeCancun, ukuthokozela ababhukudi ine-placid pla, ichibi, amabhishi namachibi emvelo, kanye nemigwaqo eminingi enemihume namanoksi ayenza ibe yindawo ekahle yokuhlola okungenakuqhathaniswa phakathi kwamanzi asobala, ubuningi wezinhlanzi kanye nehlathi.
Phakathi kokuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu kwepaki yiButterfly Park yayo, indawo yayo endiza yamahhala, enobubanzi obungu-3,500 m2 no-15 m ukuphakama, kungumsebenzi wobuciko bokwakha: izindonga eziyindilinga ezibiyelwe zivala ingadi ethambekayo embozwe i-mesh enhle kungenisa umoya omusha nokukhanya kwelanga. Ama-hummingbird eza ukupholisa empophomeni encane futhi abahamba ngezinyawo baphumula endaweni enokuthula.
Futhi, le ndawo ihlala izinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezingama-44 zezinyoni ezinezimpaphe ezikhazimulayo. Abaningana bazulazula ngokukhululekile ezindizeni, behlala nezimfudu; abayisishiyagalolunye bangena ohlelweni lokuzalela abathunjiwe endaweni yabo ukusiza ukonga izinyoni zasendle ezisongelwayo, ngethemba lokuthi ngelinye ilanga lezi zinhlobo zizofakwa endaweni yazo yemvelo.
Enye indawo okumele ibonwe yi-Orchid Garden, lapho kutshalwa khona izitshalo ezingama-25 ezingama-hybrid kanye nezingu-89 kwezingu-105 zezinhlobo ze-orchid, ezibonisa ukuvumelana okuhle kwemibala, ukwakheka, ukwakheka, ubukhulu namaphunga endaweni yokugcina izithombo. Abambalwa abaze bamangale ukubona izitshalo ze-vanilla zihlangene phakathi kwamakhanda abo: i-vanilla isithelo esivuthiwe se-Vanilla planifolia orchid.
Phakathi kwezinto eziningi ongazibona kuXcaret, ipulazi lamakhowe livelele, lapho kuboniswa khona inqubo yokulima ikhowe lePleurotus, ikhowe elidliwayo elinambitheka omuhle kakhulu. Inhloso yepulazi ukwabelana ngobuchwepheshe obulula bokutshala amakhowe ezifunda - adinga umquba nje kakolweni noma utshani webhali namaqabunga omile - nemiphakathi yasemakhaya engomakhelwane, okube wusizo olukhulu kubo. Ngokunjalo, kukhona iReef Aquarium, okuwukuphela kohlobo lwayo eMelika, njengoba ihambisa izivakashi ekujuleni koLwandle lweCaribbean, ikhombisa ngemuva kwamafasitela ngaphansi kolwandle ukuhlukahluka kwezingadi ezinemibala ehlukahlukene yangaphansi kwamanzi ezinemvelo yazo ehlukene.
Manje iya ku-Aktun Chen, igama lesiMayan elisho ukuthi "Umgede one-cenote ngaphakathi." Kuyipaki yemvelo engamahektha angama-600 enamahlathi ashisayo asezintabeni asenkabeni yeRiviera Maya, e-km 107, phakathi kwe-Akumal neXel Há. Okuhehayo kakhulu yindawo eyomile engama-540 m ubude nezinkulungwane zama-stalactites nama-stalagmites, amakholomu we-calcium carbonate nezimpande zezihlahla ezinqamula i-limestone zize zifinyelele etafuleni lamanzi. Ngaphakathi kwalo mhume kukhona i-cenote enamanzi ahlukaniswe ngegumbi eligcwele ama-stalactites. Ngempela, kuyisiza sobuhle obumangalisayo.
Ngemuva kohambo lwehora elilodwa ekujuleni, ngaphandle uzobona izinkawu, izinyamazane ezinomsila omhlophe, ama-snout-pheasants, i-collared peccary noma izingulube zasendle, ama-parrot, zonke izinhlobo zezilwane zasendle zale ndawo, endaweni yazo yemvelo, ngaphandle kwamakheji. Ngaphezu kwalokho, emnyango wepaki kukhona i-serpentarium eqoqa izinhlobo eziyi-15 ezisuka eningizimu-mpumalanga yeMexico.
Ngokuqhubeka nohambo, ungavakashela elinye lamapaki wezindikimba aziwa kakhulu eRiviera Maya: iXel-ha, nayo engeyeGrupo Xcaret. Lapho, eCay-Op Cove sibhukuda sizungezwe izinhlanzi futhi njengoba isiqubulo sabo sisho, sihlola ngokugcwele umlingo wemvelo eMfuleni Wamaphupho, i-Ixchel Grotto, iWind Bridge ne-Paraíso ne-Aventura cenotes.
