Mayan ruins, Tulum

Tulum, Mexico

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January 27th 2011
Jose our Mexican guide is upset. “All you want is to photograph iguanas!” he looks at our group with their cameras clicking on the iguanas that inhabit the Mayan ruins. It is true. What with the intense heat 30C+ and humid we are not in a condition to take on an ancient civilization fascinating though it may be. The iguanas around our feet are more immediate and also photogenic. I overhea ... 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