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TRAVELERS GUIDE SERIES
CHAKAMBAKAN After
crossing a few kilometers of terraceria, will forget that stretch when stopping us in front of the lagoon and observing the salient earth
language in where is the nucleus of the civicoreligioso center of
Chakambakan, that means " surrounded by manglares" and that
belongs to the classic time, counts with hundreds of constructions that
the time it has eroded considerably, but of which emphasize the Acropolis,
several carved stone wakes, others molded with stucco as well as Pyramid .
NATURE Thousands of plant species, from majestic trees to lowly ferns, have been classified in this exceptional habitat. Trees like sapodilla, mahogany, cedar, Campeche wood, cohune or corozo palm, the ceiba, sacred tree of the Maya, and the ramón a tree (Mayan name, oiximche) whose nutritious fruit people have eaten since ancient times and used its leaves as fodder. Enjoy Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
The source of a rich red dye used in the European textile industry, Campeche wood (or palo de tinte), played an important role in the region's history, generating wealth for a few and misfortune for many.
Exploiting palo de
tinte and other tropical hardwoods such as mahogany and cedar in the
region was so lucrative, that 17th- century pirates forgot
about marauding and began to harvest huge amounts of timber and ship it
abroad.
Eclipse Hotel, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, México
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Paradise
beach (Playa Paraiso), between Cancun and Playa del Carmen on the renowned
Riviera Maya. Private Gated community development. 
