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Houses wear straw hats!  
   

Houses wear straw hats!

This is called a palapa. We call it thatched cottage. It's a typical home in this region, although there are more modern homes made of concrete block, too.
Hatmaking in the Mayan countryside

January 14th 2010
We're back home now. I had tried to put this post online when still in Mexico, but most of my digits got lost. While I've datelined this entry as coming from Uxmal, Yucatan, the destination of this excursion is actually across the border, in Campeche state, in a tiny town not listed on travelblog's menu of destinations. After our visit to the ruins at Uxmal, we headed for Becal — Town of Hats, " ... read more
North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal

Mexican Flag 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
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