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Five Story Building

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May 9th 2018
Edificio de los Cinco Pisos, loosely translated as "building of five floors," is the principal temple at Edzna, my most recently visited Mayan ruin near the city of Campeche. Coming in low season mid-week and entering the site as soon as it opened at 8am meant I was the only visitor for a little more than 2 hours, save for hundreds of scurrying iguanas and a mating pair of vultures. Easy ha ... read more

North America » Mexico » Campeche » Edzna

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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