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chichen itza

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November 6th 2006
Claire: Sat 4th Nov We left super sunny Cancún to begin an adventure out to Chichen Itza. After some confusion at the bus station (this Spanish malarkey is a lot of hard work), the 12pm bus got us into the little town of Piste a few minutes from Chichen Itza around half 4 in the afternoon. The ruins shut at 6 so we decided to stay in Piste for the night and get an early start on the ruins in the ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Cancun

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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