Isla Mujeres

good to know, bad to find out

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February 19th 2008
1. Contact cases are the new toothbrush. When you're packing and ask yourself if you forgot anything, your first thought is "toothbrush." That instinct paired with my oral hygiene OCD led to having two toothbrushes but somehow not remembering one of my many contact cases or bottles of saline. Sounds easy enough to fix, but everyone in Mexico must have 20/20 vision because none of the pharmacies ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Playa del Carmen

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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