Travel Reference
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DAY 33
Camino Real (Royal Highway), Uxmal Mayan Center, Franciscan Missions, Ruta de
Conventos (Route of Convents)
When I mentioned to my friend Bernardo that I was going to Campeche, he said, “I have
friends in Campeche. I'll send an email; maybe they can be your guide.”
So when I reached Campeche, Alberto and Lirio offered to be my guides and to drive me to
Merida. I told Alberto, "I'm interested in haciendas, Mayan ruins and Franciscan missions,
especially the largest, the convent at Mani where Bishop Landa burned the Mayan codices."
Albert said, "We can make a tour, part Camino Real, stop at Hacienda Blanca Flor, breakfast
in Hecelchakán, then cut over to Uxmal, the Mayan ceremonial center and then continue to
Mani, which is on the Ruta de Conventos."
