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Mexico, Yucatán

Progreso foreshore (Merida's henequen port)

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Wreck timberWreck timber
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: European imports bought with henequen money, Yucatecan pharmacy glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1856-1900

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Long shallow shelf
afternoon wind chop.

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