Manglares (mangroves)

One last beach weekend

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August 20th 2011
After a trying night full of tedious back-and-forth about hostel/hotel rooms (overbooking plus power outages caused by the carnival rides in the square), we wound up at true hotel (no hostel) that seems to be managed mostly by folks our age. We finally got to collapse in a room that faced away from the ocean…only to be woken up by a bellowing rooster somewhere directly below us. We search for it ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Celestun

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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