{"id":1236,"date":"2015-10-17T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2015\/10\/17\/biking-around-the-ruins-of-coba"},"modified":"2020-01-25T06:30:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T13:30:15","slug":"biking-around-the-ruins-of-coba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=1236","title":{"rendered":"biking around the ruins of Coba"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The large and peaceful grounds of the ancient city of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayasites.com\/coba.html\">Coba<\/a> awaits me. It is here that I am searching for a large pyramid that I can climb to it&#8217;s peak and feel the Mayan spirit of old.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">To do this, I decide to rent a bike and ride along the flat Yucatan roads among the symphony of the jungle.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fa440-g0230282.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/fa440-g0230282.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">It was quite the experience to quietly come to a clearing in the jungle and find the remains of a city that once held up to 100,000 people.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9584b-dsc01384.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/9584b-dsc01384.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">As I was riding around though, I started to notice that I was the only one at these sites. I found this strange, and started to wonder where the mighty pyramid was&#8230;<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/d1886-g0320303.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/d1886-g0320303.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tracking back, I find a fork in the road that I missed seeing initially. Sweaty but excited, I head down this new path. People and bicycles start to appear and the road becomes more populous.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/a478f-g0240283.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/a478f-g0240283.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Luck strikes me again, as I saw the sites of the mighty Coba first, but unknowingly saved the best for last&#8230;..<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">but that will be a story for another time.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The large and peaceful grounds of the ancient city of Coba awaits me. 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