Mexico Guide
The Yucatán
Central Yucatán
There's really only one main route around the Yucatán; the variation comes in where you choose to break the journey or make side trips off the trail. Whether you come from Palenque or along the coast from Villahermosa and Ciudad del Carmen, you'll find yourself on Hwy-180, which heads up to Campeche, then Mérida and east to the Caribbean coast. From Mérida the best of the Maya sites, including Uxmal and Chichén Itzá, as well as a trove of smaller, less visited ruins, are in easy reach.