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  2. Tula (Mesoamerican site) - Wikipedia

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    The city at its height probably covered 14 km 2 with a population of about 60,000 with another 20,000 to 25,000 in the surrounding 1000 km 2, dominated by the ceremonial center of Tula Grande. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Urban and rural house units indicated the importance of extended family groups but the scale of these seemed to have become smaller over time ...

  3. Gringo Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Gringo Trail encompasses almost all of Latin America, except Brazil, but there is no overland route on the Pan-American Highway between Central America and South America across the Darién Gap. Travelers generally charter boats in Panama or take the ferry. North America. Mexico: Chichen Itza; Guanajuato; Isla Mujeres; Oaxaca; Puerto ...

  4. South American Handbook - Wikipedia

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    Over the years the handbook expanded its coverage to include all the countries of South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. It continued to include data for businessmen, but by the 1970s was increasingly aimed at leisure travellers, particularly backpackers following the Gringo Trail. In 1989 the 65th edition was almost 1,400 ...

  5. Backpacking (travel) - Wikipedia

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    Backpacking is a form of low-cost, independent travel, which often includes staying in inexpensive lodgings and carrying all necessary possessions in a backpack. Once seen as a marginal form of travel undertaken only through necessity, it has become a mainstream form of tourism.

  6. Cholula (Mesoamerican site) - Wikipedia

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    Cholula is located in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley of the central Mexican highlands. It is surrounded to the west by the snow-covered peaks Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, and Malinche to the north. The summer rainy season and the melted snow in winter provide a great environment for irrigation agriculture.

  7. The Complete Walker - Wikipedia

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    The Complete Walker is an in-depth guide to backpacking, written by Colin Fletcher with illustrations by political aide/women's rights advocate Nick Bauer. It was very influential and "could be credited with starting the backpacking industry." [1] Since its first publishing in 1968, there have been three revised editions.

  8. Colin Fletcher - Wikipedia

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    His first book, The Thousand-Mile Summer (1964) recounted his 1958 hike along the entire eastern edge of California. His second book was The Man Who Walked Through Time (1968), in which Fletcher was the first person to walk a continuous route through Grand Canyon National Park. The book covered such topics as technique, the journey itself, and ...

  9. Ten Essentials - Wikipedia

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    A trowel that can be used to dig a cathole. Other outdoor organizations have variations of the Ten Essentials pertinent to local conditions.. Boy Scouts of America's "Scout Basic Essentials" are quite similar (Map and Compass, Sun Protection, Extra Clothing, Flashlight, First-Aid Kit, Matches and Fire-starters, Pocketknife, Trail Food, Water Bottle, and Rain Gear.) [6]