The word “privateer” better describes these romantic buccaneers. In an era when spices, slave trading, and territorial expansion sparked the economics of the globe, the nations of Europe – England, France, Holland and Spain – waged their wars on the high seas.
Read MoreIf you want to add a colonial city to your list and enjoy a refreshing glimpse of another part of the culture of the Yucatan, Valladolid, named for a city in Spain, is only an hour from Tulum.
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