Uxmal

Yucatan, Mexico (short)

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June 8th 2009
I had now less than one month to go on my trip around the world and was really looking forward to go to Cuba. I wanted to buy a plane ticket in Cancun that would allow me to stay in Cuba for about three weeks. I had therefore only one week left for Yucatan, in Mexico’s south. I came from Belize and went up to Merida on one long travel day by bus. Yucatan is much more westernised than all the re ... read more

North America » Mexico

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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