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Missing the Eye of the Storm

Hurricane Dean

Among the worst things that can happen to you on vacation is a natural disaster. Therefore, tourists and inhabitants alike were following reports about the course of Hurricane Dean with growing apprehension.Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is a popular tourist spot with places like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum lined up along the coast. The last time a hurricane had hit this area, which was Hurricane Wilma in 2005, the damage had been severe. Much of the beach was swept away.

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