04th April
X-Caret
Xcaret (pronounced : Ischkare ) is a place where freshwater meets the sea. There are cenotes, a beach and also ancient Mayan buildings (we have seen on the trip very much Maya ruins: 4 cities the initial tour, Tulum ruins in Xcaret and Playa and "building" in Tulum on the way to the airport).
Here was a kind of "theme park" built in the jungle, where for example every night takes place on a big show with the historic "ball game". Here you can for example also by a 300 m long underground river (but is usually artificially) swim. Then we did not, because that could certainly be just a poor imitation to yesterday Cenotenschnorcheln ..
breakfasted Clock Around 8 we went and for 12 $ with tax the park (the bus would have cost each $ 8).
landed in the park we first souvenir in a huge house where there were also tanks and 2 incubators, where small birds could (kind of terns), hatching observed.
Then we went to the Orchid House, where hundreds of species of orchids and other plants were arboreal. We saw great bromeliads and many of the plants that we saw in the last days on the forest trees had.
Then it went to a greenhouse where edible white (and in pink) mushrooms were grown.
Then we ran many 100 meters through the jungle, was created artificially safe. Many of the plants were labeled. Unfortunately only in English and English.
We landed at a "paradise-river trip." With it went a jungle river on a raft along, through caverns, past hundreds of fish in enclosures with native animals ....
Then we looked round fish tank. There was a large enclosure with lots of flamingos and reached the huge salt water aquarium. could in large pools observe all the fish that we had "erschnorchelt" the day before. There was beautiful coral, starfish, sea urchins .... you could already be jealous.
After some searching we came to the sea turtles. In 3 or 4 large pool a total of well over a hundred babies were 4 months old turtles See who paddled through the water. Next door is a large natural pool that is sure to have connection to the sea. Here live about 40 adult turtles of different species. Many were above 1.50 m long. We were told that they are 14 years old.
this sight alone was the visit.
We went past one (or two, we saw only one) = manatee manatee. We landed on the sea, where are held in isolated areas of about 15 dolphins. With 6 of these animals, the visitors could bathe (for very much money, I think $ 120) and swim together. The remaining dolphins were blocked in 5 others, fairly small pool. One of them, who beat his bored, often with its tail fin on the water, made backstroke .. He made his own show.
After the Dolphins some time in the blazing sun had observed was a pause is necessary. Because the park but were very expensive drinks and food, we only had some water there. Sure was the one reason that Sabine had some circulatory problems. But they held out well.
We also visited a cave where we saw after 100 meters on the wall many bats. Pumas looked to the "Island of the Jaguars" and went through a several hundred meter long natural tunnel. We landed in a mock Mayan village (usually stalls) and right after the butterfly plant. This could be seen through windows, like butterflies from egg to caterpillar, pupa incurred up to the final insect. At the end of the row of windows were seen freshly hatched large blue butterflies.
There was also a huge, flapping around with nets covered hall where hundreds of colorful butterflies, trees and flowers. Butterflies flew past us in shoals, fluttered around us in many colors ....
We also visited a replica of "playing field" where you could see models of the most important Mayan cities, the theater where the performances take place in the evening .... wanted
Finally we visit the large rotating lift-out tower. We were lucky. The operation was waiting for us to put the part in motion. We then had a good view of the jungle, the sea and the park
the way back to the entrance we found a breeding center for parrots. There were over 150 parrots in 2 ways (what you want with so many parrots in the park?), But also many other colorful species of parrots. It has been a breeding station, where freshly hatched behind panes see naked babies, and young animals of all sizes and stages of development.
The park has a total of well over 250 parrots, some of the images are carried through the park. Apparently the wings of all birds are circumcised, as all sat unangekettet.
After 15 clock we left the park we were totally overheated and dehydrated. So we were happy to come for $ 15 (Why is the return trip more expensive?) By taxi back to the hotel where we drank a lot, ate and bathed.
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