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 →
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 →
