Sad History in the Plaza

An outdoor mural in the central plaza of Oxkutzcab, showing Spanish priests burning Mayan scrolls, with soldiers standing guard, while the natives beg them to stop. Within a few years almost all Mayan writing was destroyed.

Yucatan Fall 2006

November 2nd 2006
Bowdon Family in Yucatan October 2006 We hadn't taken an international family trip in over 5 years, since Turkey in April 2001, so it was past time. Andrea was about to turn 9 and Benjamin 6 1/2. We considered a lot of destinations and settled on Yucatan, for lots of reasons. * it has some tourist infrastructure without being "touristy" (that is, outside of Cancun a ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán

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

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