I crossed the border into Guatemala late last week after less than a week in Mexico. The crossing was an interesting one: a shuttle took us an hour south where we had our passports stamped by Mexican officials who tried to charge 100 pesos after a small misunderstanding. Then we boarded a longtail boat and traveled an hour upriver past a few small settlements and a decent sized crocodile. Once in Guatemala we stopped at the immigration office complete with cattle and chickens grazing in the front yard. From here it was a dusty three hour bus ride to the town [View Full Entry]

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Palenque is a small town in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala. It´s more Central American than Mexican as its surrounded by thick green jungle and humidity you almost have to swim through. The main draw here is a set of ruins built by the Mayans that have been absorbed into the jungle and untouched for a very long time. They were good to wander around for a few hours in the morning when the sun wasn't fully overhead. I caught the nightbus out of Mexico city in order to save a bit of time and [View Full Entry]

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I arrived in Mexico late Sunday night, flying over the city was like nothing I had seen before! Lights emmited an orange color as far as the eye could see. After a taxi to a downtown hostel I booked a tour to the pyramids north of town to keep me busy the next day. The hostel has a great central location close to many of the main sights and is not a bad deal at 10 bucks a night. The pyramids at Teotihuacan were very interesting, built by the Mayans many centuries ago this place flourished for hundreds of years [View Full Entry]

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