Grutas Xtacumbil-xunan

Follow the MEX 261 to Hopelchén then head north for 33km/21mi to Bolonchén (Mayan: "nine wells") de Rejón. From here a track leads to the nearby Grutas Xtacumbil-xunan (Mayan: "hidden woman"), a vast system of limestone caves the full extent of which is impossible to gauge. Stalactites, stalagmites and cenotes abound. According to legend a beautiful mestiza abandoned herself to life as a recluse in these dark caves following an unhappy love affair.

Situated a short distance from Bolonchén are the ruined temples of Kichmool and Itzimté, two archaeological sites where the architecture is a mixture of the Chenes and Puuc styles.