In all of Mexico there is no place more enchanting than the Yucatán Peninsula. This itinerary puts great emphasis on the wealth of Mayan sites, cloaked in the mysteries and glories of one of the world's great civilizations, which has faded into memory. This itinerary makes a loop, passing through all three states that make up the peninsula and slips briefly into the adjacent state of Chiapas to visit Palenque, a remarkable Mayan ruin that can't be missed.