Calica port
The
consensus among cruise passenger forums seems to be that Calica is a
gravel pit with little to recommend it. As usual, I beg to
differ. Yes, the dock is near a large gravel operation, and only
perhaps half a dozen venders set up their wares on the pier. But
that lack of brouhaha makes Calica the port where I'd be most likely to
skip booking a tour and just wander down the road for a quarter of a
mile until humanity disappears and I'm walking through nature. If
you want a bit of local color, you can always get your photograph taken
with the folks in traditional regalia at the entrance.
We
did book a tour, though, so I didn't get to give this hypothesis a real
test --- maybe next time. The real reason we chose Calica as a
port is more likely to appeal to the masses --- proximity to Mayan
ruins. In just a bit over half an hour, you can be at the
seaside
(but terribly touristy) ruins at Tulum, or double your travel time to
Coba or any one of several other lesser known ruins. As you'll
read tomorrow (and the next day, and the next day), Coba is very much
worth a visit.
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