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I Sold a Bear…and Made Over $2K in Profit

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A 1,400% Gain in 2 Hours Through Trading NFTs “Let’s sell a bear.” Ciaran, my editor, looked at me quizzically. This was during our recent research trip to Mexico’s Riviera Maya. It was in the evening, and we were working at the long dining table in our rented condo in Tulum. I’d bought the bear [Read More] …

This Isn’t the Fertility Ritual the Maya Had in Mind

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What the Local Pharmacies Tell Us About the Riviera Maya and its Future It’s like going to Disneyland to buy Viagra. That was my first impression upon arriving at the Maya archaeological ruins in Tulum, along Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Seems like everywhere you go in Mexico, you find a farmacia—a pharmacy. Like, everywhere. In the [Read More] …

Picking Up Hitchhikers in Mexico… What Could Go Wrong?

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A Drive Along the World’s Most Trendy Jungle Road Only sometimes is picking up hitchhikers in Mexico a bad idea. That you are reading this dispatch is indication that this is not one of those times. My colleague, Ciaran, and I were returning to our rented condo in Tulum after grabbing a late-ish dinner along [Read More] …

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