Mexico to Cuba

a trip by Gerry & Ruth
From: November 7th 2015
Until: December 17th 2015

An invitation to join Scottish friends on their trip to Cuba has prompted a spontaneous why not thought. While not on my bucket list radar it made sense to see Cuba before the inevitable changes likely to occur following the recent policy changes by the US government to formally recognise the state and to lift economic sanctions.

Given the difficulty required to reach Cuba it made sense to add a side trip to another place of interest, Mexico.

My trip is planned for approx. 5 I/2 weeks from early November to mid December starting with a 2 week organised trip mainly focused on the ancient civilizations of Mexico before catching up with friends. Cuban itinerary is very fluid at the moment but likely to base ourselves in key towns for 4 – 5 days for easy day touring around these stops.

Trip Length: 6 weeks
Blog Entries: 19
Photos: 94
Words: 6317

Blog Entries

Date Blog Title Location
November 9th 2015 Days 1-3 Arrive Mexico City, Mexico North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City
November 10th 2015 Day 4 In Mexico City North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City
November 11th 2015 Day 5 Pyramids of Teotihuacán north of Mexico City North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City
November 12th 2015 Day 6 Mexico City to Puebla and Oaxaca North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca
November 13th 2015 Day 7 Monte Alban & Mitla North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca
November 14th 2015 Day 8 Sumidero Canyon, and San Cristobal De Las Cases North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas
November 15th 2015 Day 9 San Cristobal De Las Cases North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas
November 16th 2015 Day 10 Agua Azul waterfalls & Palenque North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque
November 17th 2015 Day 11 Palenque archaeological site & Campeche North America » Mexico » Campeche » Campeche
November 18th 2015 Day 12 Uxmal Maya archaeological site & Merida North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida
November 19th 2015 Day 13 Chichen Itza & Cancun North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Cancun
November 21st 2015 Days 14-15 Fly Cancun to Havana Cuba Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana
November 22nd 2015 Days 16 - 17 Havana Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana
November 24th 2015 Days 18 - 19 Cienfuegos Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Cienfuegos
November 29th 2015 Days 20 - 23 Trinidad Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Centro » Trinidad
December 1st 2015 Days 24 - 25 Camaquey Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Centro » Camagüey
December 4th 2015 Days 26 - 28 Santiago de Cuba Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Este » Santiago de Cuba
December 7th 2015 Days 29 - 31 Baracoa Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Este » Baracoa
December 14th 2015 Days 32 - 39 Havana Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana
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