Sunset Saturday XVI

Evening sky at the Moon Palace grounds in Cancun during the COP16.

I attended the climate conference as part of the SADC delegation to present our proposal for a regional REDD+ approach and it seems that during the recent session in Bonn the idea was taken up by some countries...
So it will be exciting to see how things develop over the next months - despite the fact that overall, progress on a new climate agreement has been very slow.

A day in Maya land

On my day off I took a bus to Chichen Itza, where the most famous Mayan temple in Mexico is situated. The journey took us through the jungle to an underground waterhole and finally to the big pyramid in Chichen Itza.

It was fascinating to see how perfectly the Mayas modeled this temple to match their beliefs! They were truly extraordinary architects and mathematicians with a quirky mind and a lot of fantasy - imagine what amazing projects they would come up with in today's world!?

Thanks to our fantastic tourguides Edgar and Jorge for this super interesting tour!

the beach

this pretty beach has been in front of my nose for the past days but so far I haven't had a chance to really enjoy it! the week has been quite busy, but now it is almost weekend (and no meetings scheduled). so hopefully this will be a good opportunity to explore a little bit of the area....