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• Mexico #6: Back Roads

  Blog: Roving Gastronome - 31 January 2011

  I love that even though the Yucatan has very few roads, and I’ve been down there more than a dozen times, there are still some roads I haven’t been on. Such as the road between Valladolid and Izamal, which passes through the village of Uayma. Where there’s this: I also had time to poke around [...]

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• Flamingo Fever – Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan State, Mexico

  Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 26 August 2010

  Long-legged pink birds greet you in the town of Rio Lagartos even before you hit the water. We’d come to town on a day trip from Valladolid and it was clear from the moment we arrived that the quiet, dusty town had one claim to fame: flamingos, which explains the plastic versions that decorate the main drag into town. We veered off and head for the water determined to see some of the thousands of flamingos that come to the protected Ría Lagartas Biosphere Reserve to feed, breed, nest and rest.

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• Ancient Mayans and Black Jaguars – Ek’ Balam Ruins, Yucatan State, Mexico

  Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 24 August 2010

  Less than 20 miles from Valladolid lies Ek’ Balam, a rich but only moderately visited ancient Mayan city. There are more than 30 Mayan languages. In the local Yucatec Mayan language the name Ek’ Balam means “Black Jaguar.” It’s a fittingly imposing name for a city which is believe to have been large and prosperous. Most of the structures of Ek’ Balamn date back to the Late Classic period (600-900 AD), including an impressive tomb.

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