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To the Gulf of Mexico and Celestun!

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October 20th 2015
Back to Mexico and the Yucutan! Our next destination was Celestun, a small coastal resort on the Gulf of Mexico which we hoped to make our base for the next few weeks. We flew into Cancun from Havana and spent the night in the Alux Hotel. We chose this hotel for its proximity to the bus station. It wasn't such a good choice, a great room but so noisy! Air conditioning made a racket and the traffic ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Celestun

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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