View from El Castillo

Tulum!

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January 6th 2007
ANGLAIS Time for some sun sand and sea. Home is a thatched wooden shack thing right on the beach. We're doing nothing for a few days. There are ruins nearby and freshwater caves called cenotes to paddle in, but mostly we're doing breakfast, hammock, beach, lunch, hammock, beach, dinner, wine, dark Mexican rum.....breakfast etc. As the shack is costing more than a few pennies, cheap ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Tulum

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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