Birthday Sunrise

Chichen Itza

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October 6th 2007
N - 20.68378degrees W - 088.56870 degrees Elevation - 138 ft. This, my friends is a bit of a long story! The story begins at the airport in Cancun. I think we flew in about 8 or 9 in the evening. It was of course after 10 by the time we got through customs. We needed transport and weren’t sure what our best option was going to be so we struck up a conversation with some “wonderful” t ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Chichén Itzá

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more