Flat as a pancake

Yonder is the Yucatan

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August 13th 2011
Arrival I fly into Cancun. Fast forward. I get out of Cancun. The bus towers over a bumpy green forest vista, seemingly unbroken but for the occasional flash of a palm frond-roofed hut. At first glance, the crop plots look like just another type of forest but the yellow of maize gives them away. Kurt and I discuss whether or not the other plants we see mixed in with the non-linear r ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Isla Holbox

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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