Destination: Mexico

Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize

Fri, 3 Nov 2006 | By fionaanderson | Views [502]

Mexico !! 3 November 2006 Hola, cómo estás? I flew into Cancun, Mexico where Vicky was waiting for me (who I travelled with in OZ and have managed to talk into extending her trip to come with me to central America!!).  We head into Cancun ... Read more >

Hot, Sweaty, and Biten

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 | By julie_ryan | Views [373]

I have never in my life felt heat until I arrived in Mexico in late summer. We are living on a farm/ranch in the jungle just outside a sleepy little village called Akumal. Our accomodations consist of a very, very rudamentary toilet, an outside shower, ... Read more >

Tags: Work

A Real Vacation!

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [1251]

June 2-11, 2006 Here's the latest update on where I've been in the world.  From June 2-11, I was on vacation (yes, an actual vacation with no study, research or work agendas!).  From the 2nd to the 5th I visited family in the LA area, and it was ... Read more >

Tags: beaches & sunshine, mexico

Gallery: Mexico Reunion!

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 | By packlightwalkslow | Photo Gallery

We are finally off..

Wed, 1 Mar 2006 | By paula-n-owen | Views [457]

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Palenque

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery

Mayan ruins and tropical paradise.

Fri, 9 Sep 2005 | By willlou | Views [736]

In the last week or so we have crossed the peninsular of Yucatn visiting some of the great Mayan sites. The first was Uxmal, which was very atmospheric out in the forest, with very few visitors and inhabited by large Iguanas. The second was Chichen Itaz, ... Read more >

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On to Yucatan

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 | By willlou | Views [822]

The last week and a half has been a pretty busy one with a lot of traveling. We first went down to the small town of Comitan, which is not far from the Guatemalan border. This was to visit an area of lakes which sit right on the frontier, most of them ... Read more >

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Trekking in the Sierra Norte, Mexico

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 | By will | Views [10170] | Comments [11]

The Sierra Norte is a range of mountains just to the North of Oaxaca which contain a network of trekking and mountain biking routes through spectacular pine forests. The ancient pathways connect eight villages ( the pueblos mancomunados) which work ... Read more >

Tags: trekking route descriptions

Chiapas

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 | By willlou | Views [788]

We are now in the southern state of Chiapas. In the state capital, Tuxtla, we visted the superb open zoo which has all the species that live in Chiapas, the most biologically diverse state in Mexico. Highlights were the jaguars and pumas, floppy-nosed ... Read more >

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The Sierra Norte and the Pacific Coast

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 | By willlou | Views [1390]

As mentioned in the last entry, we enjoyed our time in the Sierra Norte so much we went back for more. This time we walked between the villages which took us in some very remote parts of the mountains. Even though the routes are the traditional pathways ... Read more >

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Oaxaca and the Sierra Norte

Tue, 2 Aug 2005 | By willlou | Views [1098]

We are now in Oaxaca (pronounced O  wack  ah) a wonderful colonial town about six hours from Mexico City. For the first time in Mexico we have arrived in tourist land, there are hundreds of tourists, mainly from Europe, wandering around clutching their ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Mexico City

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 | By willlou | Views [1058]

We are in the megacity of Mexico City: twenty million people and growing every day. This was the heart of the Aztec empire overthrown by the Spanish conquistadors. It is busy and noisy but not as crowded and smoggy as we had expected. Giant murals by ... Read more >

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Taking worms out of my leg

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 | By true-claims-stories | Views [7465] | Comments [2]

The illness is the result of a fly, in Southern Mexico, laying eggs under the skin on my leg which later hatched into larvae. On arrival to Mexico City at about 11pm on July 17, I rang Doctor Tomas Loza and he came to my assistance at the Hotel Mallorca.... Read more >

Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, true claim stories, worms

Colonial Mexico

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 | By willlou | Views [803]

Over the last week weve been travelling between the towns founded by the Spanish, nearly all based where the silver mines were. They all have some beautiful buildings built in the Spanish style, usually centered around plant and flower filled courtyards.... Read more >

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