Laura climbing Grand Palace

Uxmal

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January 12th 2009
On the 12th, we took a bus from Campeche to the Uxmal ruins, which are further up the Carribean coast near the city of Merida. It was a funny little bus, which stopped at every tiny town on the way, making a relatively short route a 4h bus ride. The road was very curvy. Some bus stops seemed to be at the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, which made us nervous that we would miss our sto ... read more

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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