El Castillo at Chitchen Itza

Where drinking Coke is a religious experience

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April 29th 2010
I'm not even exagerating about this either. But first - the ruins, waterfalls and heavy drinking... After joining my second Intrepid tour in Cancun last weekend (very different demographics from the Costa Rica trip - this one's all aussies and kiwis, with one Brit in there too, and more than half 30yo or under), we wasted no time in leaving that "Little America" and heading to Chichen Itza - ... 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