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 →
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 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 →
Tlateloco has always fascinated me as a place in which you can get a physical representation of how civilization is constantly evolving. From a young age my father always indoctrinated the idea that Mexico was the birthplace of one of … Continue reading →
Visited: August 18-19, 2018 As a state Baja California Norte is a relatively new state, having been admitted in 1959. Before that it was known as a territory. The first traces of humans date back as far as 11,000 years … Continue reading →
The thing about Mexico that any visitor who travels any distance will soon find the diversity that is embedded in the country. Due to the fact that Mexico is a cradle of an original civilization and thus millennium in age … Continue reading →
As soon as I leave the house that is when vacation starts. In this case it started with a two hour drive to the Tijuana International Airport. We were going to try the Otay Mesa crossing but missed the exit … Continue reading →
Visited November 25, 2017 Alexander Van Humbolt on his expedition to study the fauna of Mexico in Cuernavaca said that Cuernavaca was the “land of eternal springs.” The city of Cuernavaca was established in ancient times and was firmly in … Continue reading →
