DK Travel : Cancún and the Yucatán : Editor's choice

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The Campeche Petenes

This huge mangrove and forest wilderness is home to a spectacular range of wildlife, including flamingos, pumas, and turtles. Trips can be arranged from Campeche or the village of Isla Arena.
Ticul

One of the most charming of Yucatán’s country towns, and an enjoyable base in the Puuc region, Ticul is also a historic center for ceramics.
Tihosuco

This remote village 50 km (30 miles) south of Valladolid was where the great Mayan revolt of the Caste War began (see 1847: Caste War Begins); it still bears the battle scars. A small museum tells the whole story.
Tizimín

The hub of Yucatán’s “cattle country” is a market town where tourism usually goes unnoticed. At its center are two spacious squares, divided by the massive walls of two Spanish monasteries.
Tortas

Small bread rolls, available with as many different fillings as tacos.
Xcambó

The atmospheric ruins of a small Mayan town on the coast, probably an outlying settlement of Dzibilchaltún. There are great sea views from the top of its main pyramid.
Xel-Ha Ruins

Just across the Highway from the popular snorkel park, this ruined Mayan city is one of the oldest in the region. On some buildings there are murals dating back to about AD 200.
Xlapak

The smallest Puuc site is as attractive for the undisturbed woodland walk as for its ruins. The little Palacio has intricate Puuc carving (see The Puuc Cities).
Yaxcabá

An ultra-sleepy little town in the woods that surprises with a very imposing 18th-century church, with a unique three-tower façade and a beautifully carved wooden altarpiece.
Yaxcopoíl Hacienda

Of all the restored haciendas in the Yucatán, this one, with its crumbling, ornate main house and factory buildings, gives the best feel of life here when henequen or “green gold” (see 1860–1910: Henequen Boom) dominated the state.