{"id":2960,"date":"2017-03-11T00:54:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T00:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2017-03-11T01:09:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T01:09:00","slug":"the-gritty-town-of-escarcega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=2960","title":{"rendered":"The gritty town of Escarcega."},"content":{"rendered":"

The southern peninsular region from Esc\u00e1rcega to Xpujil, which borders modern-day Guatemala, was the earliest established, longest inhabited and most densely populated region in the Maya world. Here you’ll find the most elaborate archaeological sites on the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula.<\/p>\n

Hwy 186 heads east across Campeche state, climbing gradually from the unappealing town of Esc\u00e1rcega to a broad, jungle plateau and then down to Chetumal, in Quintana Roo. <\/p>\n

I decided to stay in Escarcega for one night – in order to break up the journey between Palenque and Chetumal, which would have taken over 7-hours by bus!<\/p>\n

I should have realised that Escarcega was not a tourist destination when I was the only person disembarking the ADO bus. As I watched it pull out of the deserted bus station I did begin to wonder what I had let myself into. However, a chatty taxi driver whisked me to my hotel and charged less than a pound for the entertaining 10-minute ride.<\/p>\n

The owners of Hotel Yaakunah are a friendly bunch, and my large room proved to be the perfect ‘office’ to catch up on ‘admin’ work. <\/p>\n

The hotel can be booked via the usual online booking agents, via their Facebook page, or by phoning them directly.<\/p>\n

With only a couple of restaurants to chose from (Pizzas only), Escarcega is certainly not a culinary hotspot! I can honestly say I ate the worst pizza ever in Escarcega.<\/p>\n

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\nNext stage: A return visit to Chetumal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The southern peninsular region from Esc\u00e1rcega to Xpujil, which borders modern-day Guatemala, was the earliest established, longest inhabited and most densely populated region in the Maya world. Here you’ll find the most elaborate archaeological sites on the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula. Hwy … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[141],"class_list":["post-2960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mexico","tag-escarcega"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t