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Introducing Mexcaltitán
This ancient island village, settled sometime around the year AD 500, is believed by some experts to be Aztlán, the ancestral homeland of the Aztec people. Today it’s foremost a shrimping town. Men head out into the surrounding wetlands in the early evening in small boats, to return just before dawn with their nets bulging. All day long, shrimp are spread out to dry on any available surface throughout the town, making the prospect of an afternoon stroll a pungent, picturesque proposition.
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Tourism has scarcely made a mark here. Mexcaltitán has one hotel, a couple of pleasant waterside restaurants and a small museum, making it a pleasant place to visit for a night.
Last updated: Sep 23, 2008
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