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Dave at what seems to be a sacrificial altar  
   

Dave at what seems to be a sacrificial altar

Uxmal and two other interesting sites

January 6th 2015
Although Uxmal isn’t as large a site as Chichén Itzá, it’s farther from Cancún, so it isn’t overrun with tourists. Before it was abandoned in the 10th century AD it was a city of about 25,000. There were apparently no <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cenotes there, which may be why Uxmal was abandoned roughly at the time when Chichén Itzá, which did have <em style=" ... read more
North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal

Mexican Flag 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
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