Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 167

Uxmal, is another stunning Maya place along my "Ruta Maya". Less appealing than Palanque and certain monuments were closed due to renovation but it was worth the one hour travel bus from Merida to here. Only drawback when visiting these beautiful sites is that it is always bloody hot and ,at times, really unbereable. Said that,better a very hot and sunny day than a wet and foggy one. I really love a few buildings of this marvellous site like: The Palace of the Governor which is a long low building. The Adivino "Pyramid of the Magician" which is, unlike the other structures, oval rather than square, in shape, for instance. The Nunnery Quadrangle which is believed to be the government house of the archaeological site. It is fine with beautiful decorations and carvings, just flawless, and ... read more

Geo: 22.88, -109.9Our last stop in Mexico was a memorable one. We arrived in the vicinity of Cabo San Lucas before the sunrise, around 7am. We wouldn't be docking at a port or cruise terminal today. Instead, we were anchored in the bay and tendered to the pier via the lifeboats. Once ashore, we linked up with todays tour group and boarded a comfy Catamaran boat. The waterfront area of the city was pretty in itself; dozens of bars, shops, restaurants, yachts and hotels on a tropical beach setting. Heading out from Cabo San Lucas, we were treated to an all included continental breakfast. The Mexican coffee was delicious.We cruised out by the famous Lovers Beach, past a large sea lion colony and on to the spectacular cliffs and rock formations of Lands End. We spent ... read more

Geo: 15.85, -96.32Mexico had never really been a high priority as a potential tourist destination. I didn't really know much about it. A naive uninformed stereotype portrait of Mexico hung on the wall of my mind. In it a short, stocky man with huge moustache, wearing a sombrero rides a donkey, on a handcrafted patterned saddle, equipped with a bottle of tequila, rides across the arid desert, past various cacti, as tumbleweeds blow by. This couldn't be much further from reality, based on our experience of Mexico so far. Okay, we've seen a couple donkeys and cacti so far, but if you had shown me a picture of todays tropical beach and seaside town, surrounded by endless lush, dense, green tropical forest, I would never have guessed its location to be in Huatulco, in Mexico. Its ... read more

....Cruise continued. Our second, and final port, on the Carnival Elation was Cozumel, Mexico. We opted to just hang out and grab a bite to eat since we've been to Cozumel before. Mel and Greg joined us. We ate at Margaritaville and a clown came by and made balloon wear for us. Jason, Mel, and myself all got hats. Greg ended up with his very own flower balloon bra! If you've never been to Cozumel before, there are 3 different cruise ship ports. Each port area has its own shops and bars/restaurants, but to reach the main drag, you'll probably have to take a short ride in a taxi. It is possible to walk it, but a bit lengthy. Cruise Montage Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J82kuJeIUU... read more

Imposing, fascinating, lost in the Jungle, ancient and absolutely stunnig: this is how I felt when I first arrived at Palenque archaeological sight, just beautiful. The Maya ruins of Palenque, are situated in the northernmost hills of the Chiapas highlands in Mexico. The Palenque ruins are probably one of my favourite and most beautiful in Mexico. Palenque temples are immense and when I climbed them the sensation I felt was really unique and being surrounded by vegetation and the forest it was like to live back in that period . Anciently known as Lakamha’s “great water”, Palenque’s was already a regional capital between 300 BC and 250 AD. The largest pyramid at Palenque, the Temple of the Inscriptions was built as the funerary monument for K’inich Janaab’ Pakal. Construction of this monument started in the last ... read more