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  1. Photo of the Day – Skeleton of an Old Sunken Boat on the Beach

    Blog: Two Backpackers - 17 August 2011

    Jonathan is a regular contributor for 2Backpackers.com. For more information or to sign up for his newsletter visit LifePart2.com. The skeleton of and old boat on the beach lies abandoned and deteriorating near the Mexican fishing village of Xcalak. Xcalak, population 400 is the most southern village on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, near the border of [...]

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  2. A New Way of Thinking About Trash

    Blog: Hole In The Donut - 11 April 2011

    Some years ago an elfin man approached me as I walked along a boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He could see I was puzzled and wanted to help. What did I need? Holding out my handfull of trash, I pantomimed dumping it, then shrugged my shoulders and swept my hand in a semicircle [...]

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  3. Bye, Bye Belize – Quintana Roo, Mexico

    Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 19 July 2010

    We loved our three weeks in Belize. But soon it was time to return to Mexico where, for some reason, they keep giving us tourist visas. We’re on our fourth (count ‘em) six month visa at the moment. We’d driven straight past the Laguna Bacalar area on our way to Chetumal on the border between Mexico and Belize and upon our return from Belize we took the opportunity to actually stop and check it out. At 35 miles long, Laguna Bacalar is the second largest freshwater lake in Mexico.

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