The town administration centre for Telchac Puerto.
Having finished our visit to X’combo, we drove north to the town of Telchac Puerto in order to see the damage done to the town by Hurricane Isadore which caused a lot of damage to the northern shore of the Yucatan. First stop was the town square, a place that featured a great place for kids to play and for villagers to gather. On the north side of the square was the town administration centre which was brightly painted with a sea scene, a recent work of art created by Rigel Sauri.
This is all that remains of the town's dock due to Hurricane Isadore.
Armed marines making a determined effort to halt the flow of drugs and guns into Mexico.
- A termite colony up in a tree within the mangrove swamp.
As the boat began to make its way through a narrow channel that was cut out of the mangrove swamp, work done by hand by local men and women, we saw birds pass by too quickly for our cameras. The smell of the swampland was actually quite pleasant rather than the sick and cloying smell one usually associates with swamps. But then again, this is was a saltwater swamp. A few times we spotted large clumps of what appeared to be dirt up in the branches of trees, termite colonies.
The boat travelled on being poled by our guide as the water was much too shallow for a motor. We made it to a cenote where we all got out for a refreshing dip. A cenote is basically a sweet water pool, water that is filtered through the bed of limestone rock and gravel that makes up the basic bedrock of the Yucatan peninsula. On the return through the mangrove swamp we saw a baby crocodile swim by within inches of our small boat. Sadly, he disappeared before I could get a photo of him. However, seeing him was enough. Back at our starting point we continued our journey where we were to travel Rio Lagartos where we were to spend the night before getting to see pink flamingos the next day.
I love the colorful buildings. What a great day to brighten up a town.