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Welcome to the Incidents of Travel in Yucatan blog!  Let me tell you a bit about our project and my own reasons for making this journey to Mexico. Our group is travelling in the footsteps (or as close as we can … Continue reading →

Poor Mexico:  so far from God, so close to the United States. –Porfirio Diaz I’ve  been wanting to go to the Yucatan since 1999, when people from around the world gathered there (for the fabulous fireworks at Tulum? One of … Continue reading →

I have wanted to know more about the Maya and the interaction of their lives with the larger world, especially as the world moves to visit them as tourists.  I am looking forward to better understanding the role that religion … Continue reading →

Matt Mariola writing, pre-departure.   I have two primary intellectual/experiential interests in traveling to the Yucatan Peninsula, and I think it will be useful to trace my thoughts on them now, before the trip, so I can compare expectations to … Continue reading →

Welcome to the blog for the Hales Fund Travel Study group headed to the Yucatán!