Mulege has always been an oasis from the windy Sea of Cortez. Traveling down Baja’s highway 1 it would be very to dismiss the town as nothing more than a colorful castle like frontage. Indeed, Mulege is very small, a … Continue reading →
Here is the big number 2075 miles (3339 KM)…. The details of course every point in between those destinations. When we were planning for this trip we knew we had a destination. The … Continue reading →
In 1977 the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died and Mexico began formal diplomatic relations with Spain. During the dictatorship many Spanish citizens fled to Mexico for political refuge, but the thing is Mexico didn’t want them. The hate wasn’t all … Continue reading →
This is part 2, if you haven’t seen part 1 I would encourage you to go to http://www.johnpedroza.com/blog1/el-camino-del-paste-hidalgo-mexico-part-1/ So after we Driving through El Chico National Forest in Mexico is a magical experience. Though for the locals who live in … 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 →
Yesterday I was at the Mexican supermarket in downtown Riverside and I was super excited because I found Triki Trakes cookies. They are one of my favorite cookies and are super common in Mexico, almost every store I know in Mexico … 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 →
Date Visited :5/25/2019 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 … Continue reading →
