Tule, Oaxaca The Tule tree, a Montezuma cypress, is the oldest tree in all of Mexico. According to the local Zapotec legend about 1,400 years ago, Pecocha, a priest of Ehecatl, the Aztec wind god planted the Tule tree nicked-named … Continue reading →
Monte Alban, the ancient capital of the Zapotec Nation is located in the South of Mexico, high into the hills surrounding the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. Getting there is very easy from Oaxaca. There are many tours and services that … Continue reading →
If you look at Hierve El Agua on the Internet you might mistake it for a jungle oasis. There are lots of green shots with people looking over a gorgeous natural infinity pool. Hierve El Agua is a beautiful location … Continue reading →
Visited 3/26/19-3/30/19 The original plan was for the family to spend two days in Las Vegas and then Denise would go to help her parents house in Bakersfield to help them in their move and I would go with AJ … Continue reading →
The Musical that is Guadalajara, Mexico Days Visited: 2/1-2/2/19 It is early in my Guadalajara adventure. I am sitting on the top of a double-decker tour bus that is showing me around town. A typical stop/start tour, this bus goes … Continue reading →
Due to the bigger and better highway it is faster if you are traveling East to travel on the US side of the highway than the Mexican side. Just to cram into our schedule as many places as we possibly … Continue reading →
We started our journey into Sonora, Mexico by traveling down Arizona interstate 19. The city of Nogales is a split city that is located in both the USA and Mexico. On the Mexican side the city of Nogales continues on … Continue reading →
We recently completed a rather extensive trip through the states of Arizona (USA), Sonora (Mexico), New Mexico (USA), Texas (USA), and Chihuahua (Mexico). As you can see from this map the trip covered 1,566 miles and we covered the distance … Continue reading →
With a natural opening in the middle of a formidable mountain range Veracruz Mexico has been a very strategic city for as long as humans have inhabited the area, which is a long time! It was in Veracruz, Mexico that … Continue reading →
The Lazy Man’s History of the European Conquest of the Mexican West Coast So the year is 1527. It is seven years after Hernan Cortez conquers the Aztecs and declares the area New Spain. Hernan Cortez is getting rich. The … Continue reading →
