Biosfera Ria Celestun
Biosfera Ria Celestun is a very mixed bag. Known for its world-famous flocks of thousands of flamingos, those documentary film makers line up to shoot that classic shot of a sea of pink bobbing necks and skies filled with birds. Of course, they do it at the right time of year.
We, however, showed up at the wrong time of year (that’s the last time we listen to Lonely Planet). There were still enough flamingos around, but they weren’t very cooperative as they decided to park themselves in a part of the park that wasn’t really accessible by boat forcing visitors to march knee-deep in mud through a tangle of mangrove roots. We’re used to that, but a lot of other people weren’t, so there were definitely some unhappy park visitors. (If you’ve never walked through mangrove it may seem like whining, but mangrove roots grow back up out of the mud creating wooden spikes which are not really conducive to hiking.)
Having said that, Ria Celestun’s mangrove is some of the most beautiful in the world (we’ve seen a lot), and the boat Continue…