Cobá is different. More misterious, more dark and lost in the deep jungle. Cobá, is more resembling the
Guatemalan Tikal than the rest of the ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula. The pyramids are rather tall mounds of stones, peaking above the trees.
Ancient Mayas built this city between two lakes, surrounded by deep jungle, spider nets (yes, there are spiders, but small ones mainly :) and on a crossroads of various
„sacbés“ (old paths). These sacbés often led from one city to another, measuring many kilometers. According to the stelaes, it looks that
Cobá was once governed by women, perhaps women from Tikal. Cobá is also older than most nearby Maya ruins such as Chichen-Itzá, the city flourished between the years 700 to 1100 AD.
How to get here: Any bus (including ADO)
from Tulum to Valladolid can drop you off at Cobá. Sometimes they will enter all the way to the entrance, sometimes they will leave you at the beginning of the village. I guess that depends on the mood of the driver. If that happens, just walk towards the lake and turn left once at the lake, the walk takes about 15 minutes.
Cobá is a small village (300 inhabitants). There are few hotels and many restaurants with local food. The journey from
Tulum takes about 45 minutes and costs 44 pesos (with ADO).