Steep Steps

Ruta Puuc - Mayapan

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April 8th 2010
The road trip started at the revised hour of 9am. The route we were taking was called 'Ruta Puuc' which is a circuit of Mayan sites in the Puuc region, close to Merida where we were staying. As we were picking up the car, another traveller was dropping his back who had visited similar ruins. He highly recommended one which was not on our original agenda, Mayapan. With the journey changed, we he ... 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