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Mayan Merida

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June 22nd 2009
We arrived in Merida in the early afternoon after a 4 hour bus ride from Cancun. We didn't want to be in Cancun any longer than we had to be, due to its reputation of just being an unslightly tourist town. Our hostel in Merida was a pleasant surprise being built around 2 courtyards with tropical plants cooling the air. We dumped our bags and headed out to see our first real Mexican town. Dan appea ... 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