View From the Top of Nohoch Mul

Great Mound

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May 12th 2018
Nohoch Mul at Cobá is the highest Mayan pyramid in the Yucatán Peninsula, 137 feet high, and I thought I read the 3rd highest in all of the Mayan world. I missed out on it last December which I seriously regretted because it has been rumored for years that the authorities were going to close off the pyramid to climbing. That is thankfully not the case and yesterday I climbed the pyramid ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Coba

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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