The Mérida-Cancún route is the most popular among the six routes of the Maya Train, with 510 trips recorded as of July 2nd. This service, known as the "rolling jaguar," has facilitated over 2,000 round trips across Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo since its launch on December 18 of last year.
The Mérida-Cancún route connects the jewel of the Mexican Caribbean with the capital of Yucatán. It includes stops at Leona Vicario, Nuevo Xcan, Valladolid, Chichén Itzá, Izamal, and Tixkokob. The route features numerous attractions such as the "white city," Peón Contreras Theater, Juan Gamboa Guzmán Art Gallery, Paseo Montejo, Palacio Cantón, and pre-Hispanic sites like Dzibilchaltún, Chichén Itzá and Chichén Viejo, Yaxunah and Ek'Balam. Additionally, it includes biosphere reserves of Río Lagartos and Yum Balam, Holbox Island, the magic towns of Izamal and Valladolid, Pisté, Los Cañones Park, cenotes, and Cancún's beaches.
The second most frequented route is from Campeche to Mérida, with 486 round trips and stops at Tenabo, Hecelchakán, Calkiní, and Maxcanú. The third most popular route is Cancún to Playa del Carmen, with 376 trips, crossing through the Puerto Morelos station, the gateway to the Riviera Maya.
The fourth most popular route is from Campeche to Palenque, with 248 trips passing through seven intermediate stations. This route is renowned for its lagoons, cenotes, caves near the Usumacinta River, archaeological sites, and the city of San Francisco de Campeche. In Palenque, tourists can explore the magical town, the archaeological zone, the national park, and the Catazajá lagoons and waterfalls, among others.
The fifth most popular route is from Cancún to Palenque, with 230 round trips covering 20 stations across the southeast. The sixth route is from Campeche to Cancún, with 158 round trips, passing through 13 intermediate stations.
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