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Clambering and cruising

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August 17th 2011
Ek-Balam or Ruins You Can Climb On Ek-Balam is a not-so-visited ruins site north of Vallodolid. It comes highly recommended due to fewer tourists and fewer restrictions. We take another colectivo up early in the morning. The visitor center is much less impressive with no internal stores than the one at Chichen Itza. We walk down the path chopped into the jungle, follow the signs, and gre ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán

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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