Our first tarantula

Cenotes & Spiders

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September 11th 2018
We had quite an adventure today. Our whale shark tour was cancelled due to bad weather (it's raining nonstop). We're hoping it will leave tomorrow instead. So we went to exchange dollars to pesos. There are lots of exchange places and lots of competition, so it's worthwhile shopping around a bit. We got the best rate we've seen so far. Then we sat to eat at a small place in a covered mall (it's ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo

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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