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Tedious Descent from Temple II

Steps were kind of big.
The Best Ruins Nobody Knows

November 22nd 2017
Several years ago while puttering around Chiapas and Yucatán, I don't think I had ever even heard of Calakmul, a remote Mayan site still mostly buried in the thick jungle close to the Guatemalan border. No longer the case and with hordes of tourists ready to overrun the place, this trip was the perfect opportunity to visit these ruins. It was high on my list of objectives second only to the Patri ... read more
North America » Mexico » Campeche » Xpujil

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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