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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by ifuyivara on Monday June 26, 2023 @07:24PM (#36487184)
"full of narcos and rebel groups"

This area is 60km into Balamkú ecological reserve. Are you familiar with that area? This state (Campeche) if famous for being one of the safest areas in Mexico. No, there are no narcos or rebels in these jungles. You would have to travel several hundreds of kilometers north in order to find any danger related to narcos. Everything else you said is true: Thick jungle, hot and difficult to navigate, but humans are the least dangerous things in that area.

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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by janalsncm on Monday June 26, 2023 @07:30PM (#36487226)
Agreed. That area of the Yucatan is not exciting to drug cartels specifically because of its inaccessibility. By far the biggest risk is from disease which can be deadly due to the difficulty of getting back out of the jungle.
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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by briga on Monday June 26, 2023 @07:44PM (#36487334)
I’m referring to the Mayan civilization at large, which extends through Guatemala and Honduras. Which is certainly not safe by any first world standards (but also not as dangerous as one might think)
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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by catlike on Monday June 26, 2023 @10:19PM (#36488203)
But “the area” in question is not that. Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras have serious challenges but you do those and the reader no favor by conflating them.
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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by briga on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @02:07AM (#36489416)
You’re being pedantic, the original comment referred to Mayan cities, not Mayan cities in Campeche
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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by janalsncm on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @01:03AM (#36502521)
Are you suggesting there are undiscovered Mayan cities in the heavily trafficked areas of Honduras and El Salvador?
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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by mattcantstop on Monday June 26, 2023 @10:55PM (#36488373)
I went to Chichen Itza last year and went to a cenote. It felt incredibly safe the entire time. It was a fantastic experience.
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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by briga on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @02:10AM (#36489439)
Yucatan state is quite safe, it’s one of the few in Mexico without a US travel advisory. It’s also got to be the #1 attraction in the state and a major source of revenue judging by how much they charge to get in
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Re:Ancient Maya City Was Hidden in the Jungle for More Than ... by muststopmyths on Monday June 26, 2023 @09:54PM (#36488088)
Campeche also contains some of the most interesting ruins in Mexico, like Calakmul (close to this area in question, think) and a bunch of smaller sites.
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