Windy at the Tulum ruins

Mexico

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February 19th 2015
The hotel owner is Italian, so he made some good expresso for breakfast. The house dog is a little Chihuahua named Bimbo (after the bread!), always dressed in a blue jacket. Took the Collectivo this morning to the ruins. This minibus, which holds about 14 people, goes all the way to Playa del Carmen. We got picked up about a block from the hotel, very convenient. Entry to the ruins was 65p per ... 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