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Podcast: Travel with Rick Steves
Episode: 273 Two Sides of Mexico: From the Drug War in the North to the Mundo Maya in the South
Description: Ed Vulliamy investigates the escalating bloodshed from drug gangs in Northern Mexico and shares what he found in a "post-political" war zone, where few outsiders dare to tread. But Mexico is a big country, so Rick also explores this year's special tourism emphasis around an ancient Mayan prophesy, which is is fostering a deeper interest in the indigenous culture in the south.
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