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by  Elizabeth Seward   ( RSS feed )  on Apr 25th 2013 at 1:00PM I was in  Mexico  last December, just before the 21st of the month. The date would come and go without catastrophe, of course, but the fringe theories had brought  Maya  culture to the forefront of the media and I took the opportunity to learn a bit about the ancient and modern Maya myself. My time spent in  Merida  was grueling, but rewarding. My room at  Hotel Dolores Alba , which was located near the noisy downtown center of the city, had a shower that spilled water from the bathroom into the rest of the room when used. When I swapped out that room for another, I was happy to find my luggage still dry after a shower. I propped a chair up against the flimsy door at night because the lock was wobbly. I mysteriously watched a disturbing movie starring  Ashley Greene  all the way to the end while taking a break from the sun one afternoon. I had black coffee...