TRAVELS TO DISTANT CITIES

TRAVELS TO DISTANT CITIES

MERIDA, MX (2022)

I suddenly remembered I didn't like humidity. Or bathtub water beaches.

Jan 31, 2026
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The Yucatan Peninsula

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I’ve always wanted to check out the Yucatan Peninsula, which I assumed would be a distinct region of Mexico. The Yucatan is where party-mecca Cancun is, and several other famous gringo vacation spots along its east coast.

It was once the home of the thriving Mayan civilization—the Mayans who sacrificed humans and whose calendar pr…

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