Travel Dates: September 2017 for 1 week Travel Buddies: Adam, Brittney and Ben from Portland Mérida, the capital of Yucatan, is home to around 1 million people, 60% of which are of Mayan descent. It was founded as “Mérida” in 1542 by Spanish conquistadors, on an existing Mayan city, which had […]
Belize, formerly British Honduras, became a country in 1981 when it was granted independence from British rule. With a total population of around 330,000, Belize is a very small Central American country nestled under Mexico along the Caribbean Sea. Its territory is comprised of slightly more sea than land because […]