Crocs, Snakes and Flamingos at Celestún

In the southeastern corner of the Yucatán is the Celestún Biosphere Reserve: a natural lagoon home to mangrove forests and all sorts of creatures. During our trip to the area, we took an exciting two-hour boat tour of the reserve.

While booking our tour of Celestún, we were the only foreigners present. Normally, this is something we’d be thrilled about, but today we were upset. “If only some other tourists would show up”, we wailed! We even waited around for twenty minutes, just in case. Of co...