Izamal or the Yellow City is about an 1 1/2 hour drive from Chelem. The San Antonio de Padma Convent is at the center of town. You will also find a Mayan ruin and a local artisan center here. Locals offer horse drawn carriage rides around the city, but its also easily walkable. We stayed at the lovely Macan Ché when we visited.
Here are some of our pictures of Izamal from the summer of 2010.
Izamal
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