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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 wors... [read more]
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 wors... [read more] Blog: Places once alive that were lost and now are found again
Date: October 4th 2008
Palenque...Bonampak...Yaxchillan... all hidden in the jungle, all were ¨lost¨ for a while and have since been rediscovered. Did the jungle want to give up its secrets? Did everyone really forget these places existed? How can the white man claim to have discovered these ruins if the local indigenous people always knew where they were? Too philosphical? OK then, just read on to find out wha ... read more
Date: October 4th 2008
Palenque...Bonampak...Yaxchillan... all hidden in the jungle, all were ¨lost¨ for a while and have since been rediscovered. Did the jungle want to give up its secrets? Did everyone really forget these places existed? How can the white man claim to have discovered these ruins if the local indigenous people always knew where they were? Too philosphical? OK then, just read on to find out wha ... read more
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