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Sweating Out the Mundane in Tepoztlan
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Most claustrophobics stay away from small, dark, enclosed, sizzling hot places, but I thought “Hey, why not try something new? Why not see just how hot I can really get before passing out from heat exhaustion? Maybe something awesome will happen.”... Read more
A Religious Experience in Cobá
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m an adventurer. On any given day, I love sleeping in the dirt and generally loathe air conditioning. But 650 pesos a night for a mattress bragging boldly of its sordid history, two dead (and very large) scorpions, one 6... Read more
10 Cool Things About Campeche
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Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula abounds with great colonial towns. Here are a few reasons that Campeche continues to rank high on my favorites list... 1. It’s surrounded by 16th-Century forts that you can climb around on! Personally, I think that... Read more
Driving Me Crazy in Mexico
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Ka-THUNK! “Damn,” I growled, noting my recently disheveled traveling partner, maps newly strewn about the front seat, and the angry grinding of gears of our upset little car as it refused to go any further. “I’ve killed the... Read more
Carnaval in Cozumel
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The first sign of Carnaval in Cozumel is the enormous, busty female statue that takes the stage in the town’s main plaza. As sun sets, people gather in the nearby streets wearing long polyester robes glittering with sequins. The sheen of thier... Read more

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