Campeche buildings

Campeche..another gorgeous colonial town

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October 22nd 2012
Rather than driving directly to our next stop, Campeche, we decided to make a detour by Uxmal, another major Mayan ruin. It´s actually quite very well maintained, and a beautiful site - it´s said to be matched only by Palenque in beauty of the architecture. We also noticed that as we were beyond day trip distance from the Cancun region, tourist numbers were much lower, which of course was anothe ... read more

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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