{"id":2040,"date":"2018-01-13T09:10:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T08:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelspotting.de\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2018-02-28T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T15:22:34","slug":"mayan-ruins-san-gervasio-tulum-light-of-cozumel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelspotting.de\/en\/mayan-ruins-san-gervasio-tulum-light-of-cozumel\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayan Ruins San Gervasio \u2013 ‘Tulum Light’ of Cozumel"},"content":{"rendered":"Cozumel is a little island at the eastern coast of Yucat\u00e1n, Mexico. Here, you find a smaller, largely unknown version of the Tulum ruins: San Gervasio. It\u2019s located inland and in the North of Cozumel. San Gervasio are remote ruins with very few visitor. After the two super-busy ruins on the main land Chichzen Itza and Tulum, this was a big change but a much-welcomed one for us.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Where is San Gervasio?<\/h2>\n

San Gervasio is in the north of the island, from east\/west distance right in the center. It\u2019s the most northern point you can reach on a regular street (the very north is undeveloped and cannot be reached). The street \u2018Traversal de Cozumel\u2019 (Quintana Roo C1) is the only cross-country road on the island and kind of its \u2018northern border\u2019. From here, you drive a bit further north to San Gervasio. As soon as you leave the main road, the street gets much worse, a bit uneven and sandy. We had a scooter and that worked just fine. After a 9-km-ride, you reach San Gervasio.<\/p>\n

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Taking a Walk in The Jungle<\/h2>\n

San Gervasio has seven bigger ruins: the best way to see these ruins is a walking tour. It comes out as a bit of a hike, the trails are uneven and rocky but still fine to walk. Between these ruins, you need to walk something like 1 to 2 km. We were mostly alone; only 2 more people were walking. Also the parking area was empty, no other cars around.<\/p>\n

You can find some more information about the ruins on Wikipedia. The ruins are well-preserved, only the buildings\u2019 roofs are missing. There are very few barriers and shutoffs, you can basically walk anywhere. All the lawns are accessible; you can just walk to all the ruins. Some of the buildings are locked and you cannot enter, others are open. I assume that is the case because San Gervasio only has very few visitors (Tulum was the complete opposite).<\/p>\n

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All the trails lead right through the jungle, heavy brush and trees. That means many mosquitoes are everywhere, definitely bring some mosquito spray. All the thick shrubbery creates a rather dark atmosphere that matches the ruins quite nicely.<\/p>\n

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