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Scorchio

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January 11th 2008
Hi Everyone, Finally found some time to give our first update of the travels. We´re in Merida, the capital city of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It´s scorchio, about 30c and though we planned to be here for a couple of nights, it looks like an interesting place and there´s a cultural festival on, so we´re going to stay a bit longer. We´ve already ´done´ Miami. Highlights were· (pardon ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida

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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