A flying visit through Mexico / Una visita relámpago a México

North America » Mexico
July 10th 2006

Published: January 22nd 2007

Feeling quite chuffed with ourselves after crushing the Guatemalan border official's hopes to pocket our quetzals illegally, we continued our journey into Mexico by getting out of our coach and jumping on a boat and being taken downstream to the Mexican border post. Here our coach load were picked up by several taxis, which took under 5 minutes to reach the said post, and after completing forma... Read Full Entry

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Mark & Maria

Mark and Marias Great Adventure

Mark & Maria: the English-Spanish combo who got fed up with the daily grind. Quit the jobs, sold the house, the car and some other stuff going mouldy in the attic and set off in search of adventures. Our blog is written bilingually, no small feat. We hope our pages inspire you... or at least keep you entertained for a few minutes... ********* Mark & Maria: el combo inglés-español que se hartó de la rutina diaria. Dejamos el trabajo, vendimos la casa, el coche y otro par de cosas cogiendo moho en el ático y partimos en busca de aventuras. Nuestro blog es bilingüe, hazaña nada desprec... full info

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SUMIDERO: The Christmas Tree / El Arbol de Navidad

SUMIDERO: Pelicans / Pelícanos

SUMIDERO: Another impressive view / Otra vista impresionante

SUMIDERO: Going back into the Canyon / Regresando al Cañón

SUMIDERO: Hello Mark / Hola Mark

MEXICO CITY: Main Square "El Zocalo"

This must be the biggest flag we've even seen ********* Esta debe ser la bandera más grande que hemos visto nunca

MEXICO CITY: Religious procession / Procesion religiosa

MEXICO CITY: Ben the Mariachi in front of the Cathedral / Ben el Mariachi frente a la Catedral

MEXICO CITY: Hot date? / ¿Cita caliente?

TEOTIHUACAN: Swift babies / Bebes de vencejo

TEOTIHUACAN: Citadel / Ciudadela

Despite its name, this quadrangle measuring 400m (¼ mile) on each side was of a religious and residential nature rather than defensive. The huge plaza was a public space that could have held up to 100,000 people ********* A pesar de su nombre, este cuadrado de 400 m de lado era de naturaleza religiosa y residencial más que defensiva. La enorme plaza era un espacio público que podría haber albergado hasta 100.000 personas

TEOTIHUACAN: The ''semi detached'' Pyramid, detail / Pirámide Adosada, detalle

TEOTIHUACAN: Pyramids of the Moon and the Sun from the Citadel / Pirámides de la Luna y el Sol desde la Ciudadela

TEOTIHUACAN: Carved stone wall in one of the houses / Pared de piedra labrada en una de las casas

TEOTIHUACAN: Pyramid of the Sun / Pirámide del Sol

Measures 225m (740ft) on each side and rises to 65m (213ft) in height (for the sake of comparison, and for those of you who've visited it, the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt measures 226.5m (743ft) on each side and is 144.3m (473ft) tall) ********* Tiene 65 m de altura y cada lado de la base mide 225 m de largo (por comparar, para los que la hayáis visitado, la Pirámide de Cheops en Egipto mide 144.3 m de alto y cada lado mide 226.5 m)

TEOTIHUACAN: The many steps of the Pyramid of the Sun / Los muchos escalones de la Pirámide del Sol

TEOTIHUACAN: Street of the Dead from Pyramid of the Moon / Avenida de los Muertos desde la Pirámide de Luna

Pyramid of the Sun on the left ********* Pirámide del Sol a la izquierda

TEOTIHUACAN: Ben and the Pyramid of the Sun / Ben y la Pirámide del Sol

25th June 2009

kathya molina
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hola!!!
quiero decirles q san cristobal de las casas es lo maximo...visiten y se van a dar cuenta, quede enamorada de ese lugar...

11th July 2009

Mark and Marias Great Adventure
Mark & Maria

quizás algún día!
Gracias Kathya, un día nos gustaría volver a México, con más tiempo, la semana que pasamos desde luego no le hizo justicia... pero no entiendo tu comentario, ¡San Cristóbal fue precisamente uno de los sitios que sí visitamos! y nos encantó

18th March 2012

PALENQUE: Temple of the Sun / Templo del Sol

ouo
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Wow, ¡qué genial! Los admiro, en serio.

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