Though Durango is not known as a big tourism destination, the solar eclipse brought folks from all over the world to the capital city of the state of the same name.
Tourism has brought a fair deal of prosperity to El Cuyo, but economics aside, locals really should be lauded for pressuring authorities to prevent the construction of highrises that would threaten what makes the beach and community special.
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Today Tahcabo is a small and extremely isolated town but in antiquity, it was one of the most important honey production centers in Yucatán, with much of its golden nectar making its way to Chichén Itzá.