Just north of Puebla is the city of Tlaxcala. Tlaxcala is the smallest state in Mexico and is not a very well known state by foreigners. Truth is it is not very well known even by Mexicans. This has a … Continue reading →
So when I got to Pachuca, like I usually do, I hopped in a taxi and went to my hotel, which was about 10 minutes from the bus stop. Making small talk with the taxi cab driver I asked him … Continue reading →
The oldest known history for Queretaro goes back to the third century when the tribal group called the Otomi established themselves in the valley that is today known as Queretaro. In about the 13th century the Aztecs came in and … Continue reading →
Visited: September 1, 2019 Tamaulipas’ official name is “Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas” (the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas). It is a testament to those who would try to be overbearing on it’s citizens. To understand this one … Continue reading →
Visited: August 31. 2019 To get to Zacatecas, we took off very early on the road to from Saltillo to Zacatecas. Sharing the road with lots of big trucks, that were very polite and always pulled over to let another … Continue reading →
Visited: August 30th, 2019 If I told you four was really five you would probably angle you head a little bit and give me a puzzled look. It’s OK, after you read about my most recent trip to Mexico trip … Continue reading →
When most people go to the Yucatan peninsula they usually go to Cancun, which is the tourist capitol of the region. Therefore when most tourists visit archeology sites in the area they tend to concentrate on the sites on the … Continue reading →
Izamal is a modern name that means “city of hills”. This is of course kind of funny because there are not really many hills in Yucatan peninsula. There area is mostly flat and the land kind of is rolling in … Continue reading →
Our visit to Chichen Itza was part of an all day tour that toured the eastern part of the state of Yucatan. Before we visited Chichen Itza we went did as the Mayans would do and went to a cenote … Continue reading →
Merida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan, is the largest of the three cities in the world that share the same name. The original Merida is in Spain and there is another Merida in the Philippines. The Mexican … Continue reading →
