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The pyramid known as "la iglesia". Local Mayans still bring gifts to this site.82

Antiquarian Site: Mayan city of Coba

The Mayan city of Coba is the largest in their empire. The city was estimated to have housed 100,000 people at the height of its operation between 400AD and 900AD. Located in the Yucatan peninsula (Present...

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The beautiful Caribbean82

BEYOND CANCUN - My travels on the Yucatan

My husband and I fell in love with Mexico, specifically, the Yucatan Peninsula. Most Americans' reaction, when we extol the virtues of vacationing in Mexico think only of the recent ugliness due to drug...

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El Castillo, the pyramid at Chichen Itza79

Antiquarian Site:Mayan city of Chichen Itza

The archeological site of Chichen Itza is an outstanding Mayan site. The site also recently received a world heritage designation. The name means “Mouth of the well of Itza”. It is regarded as the most...

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MEXICO: Top 10 Travel Destinations, Tourist Spots and Attractions

Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (huge archaeological site with large tall pyramids, residential buildings, pyramidal structures including the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon and Avenue of the...

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The entrance through the walls. Note the Mayan arch structure used.78

Antiquarian Site:Mayan City of Tulum

The archeological site of Tulum is unique among Mayan sites in several ways. Tulum is one of the few Mayan sites that are located on a 40 foot cliff along the coast. The name Tulum means, “place of...

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American Flamingo

 Many people have seen the American Flamingo at a zoo or even in the shape of the familiar lawn ornaments. They are very colorful with a bright pink tone to their feathers. This comes from the foods that the...

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Flamingoes in Laguna Rosada, to the south of Telchac Puerto77

Retiring in Yucatan

The state of Yucatan in Mexico is becoming more and more popular for travel, owning a second home, and retirement. Learn the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the good and bad, of la vida Yucateca!

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Squash Blossom: Photo credit -- Dennis Wood75

Squash Blossom Promises

It was a confusing proposal. On the day that he asked her to marry him, with tear filled eyes, he promised a better life, a ring, and most important of all, the...

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CRYSTAL SKULLS AND THE MAYA CALENDAR

The Ancient Maya Civilization not only mastered the arts, but, they were great Architects, Planners, Mathematicians and Astronomers. They were very advanced in Science and Astrological cycles. They...

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Searching Google Earth and Ocean for Lost Islands and Cities

Atlantis... Found on Google Earth? The Sun, a UK tabloid, had an article stating someone had found the location of Atlantis using Google Earth... but Google Earth denied. Okay... But is it possible to find lost cities, islands and continents with Google Oceand and Earth?

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