Uxmal - extraordinary carving

Mayan Ruins Galore!

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February 12th 2015
Geo: 20.6355, -87.0702Having agreed with Helen & Steve, who join us on February 9th, by e-mail, that instead of spending all our joint Mexican time in Playa del Carmen as planned we would return to Akumal we set off for the other side of the Yucatan Peninsula to the city of Merida, calling in en-route at the Mayan ruins at Coba and the Spanish town built on top of Mayan ruins at Izamal. The part ... read more

North America » Mexico

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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