On the city walls with the Zocalo in the background

Back to the heat

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December 7th 2008
On Thursday we got the bus to Campeche, which we weren´t going to go to but the aussie girl had recommended it and we´re glad we did. It was a really cute town, the hostel looked over the Zocalo and it was on the ocean but no beach. There are still part of the old city walls that were built to defend the town against all the pirate attacks. Some nice wee churches as well. I tried a local spe ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida

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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