On The Beach

Cancun · The Calm Before The Storm

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February 28th 2008
So, it just proved too much for him. Picture the scene. 3am Tuesday 19th February 2008 and Fidel is lying in his sick bed, scrutinising the passenger lists from that morning’s incoming airline schedule. Suddenly, about a third of the way down the passenger list for the Cancun to Havana flight, he spots that dreaded name - Cotton!! That’s it, he thinks, enough is enough. Against all odds I’ ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Cancun

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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