first ruin we saw...

Playa del Carmen and Tulum

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November 13th 2006
Claire: after a day of playing on playa delfines in cancun and visiting an iguana infested mini ruin opposite it, we met our tour group in downtown cancun and went out for dinner. the next morning we headed down the coast for an hour to playa del carmen, another tourist type resort. its still quite american here and reasonably expensive for food, etc. we spent the afternoon after we arrived on th ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Playa del Carmen

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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