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Excursion to Ria de Celestún, Yucatan, Mexico, January 8, 2009
Also visit Around Mérida - IBS People - Mérida Dancers - Museum of Anthropology - Chichén Itzá - Merida Zoo

Ria in Spanish means estuary, and this one is an especially productive one, known best for its thousands of flamingos and other birds	Image Caption	Image Caption
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Image Caption	Image Caption	Thousands of flamingos See not-great Quicktime movies here: 1 - 2
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Riding through the mangroves - see movie	We saw a pygmy kingfisher, spotted by our driver	Termite nest
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A good example of the clear water springs that feed the estuary	Image Caption	Image Caption
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Mafia boat	This map shows approximately where we visited	All conch shells
Image Caption	The Gulf of Mexico beach from our lunch restaurant in the small town of Celestún	Image Caption
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Image Caption	Celestún	The tortillería
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Also visit Around Mérida - IBS People - Mérida Dancers - Museum of Anthropology - Chichén Itzá - Merida Zoo
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