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Museo Arqueologia Fuerte de San Miguel

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This delightful museum just outside Campeche has a fabulous collection of Maya artefacts from sites all over Campeche and Yucatan provinces. There is a lot of explanation, a lot of detail, on site, also in English, but I have mostly focused on the aesthetics of the artefacts displayed. And share a few more photos here.
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15 Chichen Itza

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For us tourist-avers travellers Chichen Itza is a nightmare. According to what we heard from other people, trying to beat the crowds is not an option: by eight in the morning there is already a substantial queue, and in any case, from the Yucatan Country Club we have a two-hour drive to get to the [...]
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09. Ek Balam

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Ek Balam is an impressive Maya archaeological site, and former major Mayan city, north of Valladolid. Its main structure  is a 32 meter high pyramid, with 106 steps: I know, because this one you are allowed to climb – which may be part of its tourist attraction. And a tourist attraction it is. We were, [...]
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08. the tourist route

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We hadn’t anticipated to see the sunrise, on this trip, but we did. In order to beat the tourists in Tulum, we had been advised to be on site well before 8 am, the official opening time. But that meant that we had to leave from our hotel in Coba, about an hour away, in [...]
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06. Bacalar

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It is time for a day off. Bacalar is a relatively quiet town, on the side of a very pleasant lagoon, apparently showing no less than seven different colours during the year. Since we are only going to be here a day or two, we are already happy to distinguish two colours, dark- and light-blue. [...]
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05. the Rio Bec Maya sites

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There are innumerable Maya sites, big and small, stretching from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala to the south of Mexico. The Yucatan peninsula has probably the highest density of sites; many exquisite Maya settlements, large and small. And Ruta 186, the road that cuts across the beginning of the peninsula, from west to east, through [...]
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Iximche

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Iximche was the capital city of one of the Mayan tribes, the Cakchiquel, who initially allied with the Spanish when they arrived, to gain an advantage against rival Mayans. The Cakchiquel were nevertheless beaten anyhow, after they cancelled their alliance because the Spanish demanded ever more gold. In the end the only advantage left is [...]
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  • The 10 Latest Entries to the Site

    • the murals June 6, 2026
    • 26 Mexico City (2) – the murals June 6, 2026
    • 25. Mexico City May 28, 2026
    • 24. a bit more Mexican history May 23, 2026
    • 23. arrival in Mexico City May 23, 2026
    • Museo de Antropología de Xalapa May 17, 2026
    • 22. the way back to Mexico City May 17, 2026
    • 21. the Tren Maya May 14, 2026
    • 20. Edzna May 14, 2026
    • Museo Arqueologia Fuerte de San Miguel May 14, 2026
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