What we most enjoyed about Muyil was that it was small and an easy walk around the entire site.  It was pretty full of lush greenery, pretty walking trails and lots of Ceiba trees.  Ceiba tree is known as the “tree of life” which in Mayan legend are believed to be the connection of the Mayan underworld.  There is a small fee to get into the site and there are bathrooms at the entrance which is very convenient.  Bring your mosquito repellant because there are lots of mosquitos and we got attacked by them as soon as we started walking throughout the site.

Muyil, also known as Chunyaxché is an archaeological site that was inhabited as early as 300 BCE to as late as 1200-1500 CE. Located northwest of Sian Ka’ Biosphere reserve. 

Sian Ka’ lagoon is located just along a trade route on the Caribbean once accessible via a series of canals was believe to be used for their trading.  Sian Ka’ in Mayan means “Where the Sky is Born”.

After you have visit Muyil you can drive up the road on Hwy 307 to the next driveway and there you can pay for a boat man to take you on a tour. We didn’t get a chance to take a tour at Sian Ka’ but did drive in and talked with the local boat men who will give you details on what you can find in this beautiful lagoon and what the tour consist of. 

This is a real nice site to visit very close to Coba and is not very crowded so it gives you a more personal feel to it.