Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 638

Our next day trip was to El Museo de las Tortugas/Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga in Mazunte. The turtle industry was banned in 1990. With the help of government action and community cooperation this former turtle processing factory has been converted into a center for the recovery of Oaxaca's Pacific Sea Turtles. All seven of Mexico's marine turtle species are represented here at the center. This was one of the highlights of the trip, especially for Carlos because of his love of turtles. Carlos has his own turtle here in Mexico. Her name is Cucalaloca and she just got a bigger home today. The center has tremendously helped the Sea Turtle population on the Oaxacan Coast. There were so many problems in the past with turtle poachers that now the since the government has stepped ... read more

Ok guys, My last entry must have been really boring because nobody commented on it. I agree. I just reread it, and it IS really boring. I'll try to spice things up a bit. So this weekend there's a film festival in San Miguel and all of the shows are free to the public! The name of the festival is Expresion en Corto which pretty much sums it up. The films are all very short and it's all about expression and giving struggling filmmakers a place to show their work. On Saturday, I went with my other two housemates to Teatro Angela Peralta (the major theater in town) to see the documentary ¨Lost and Found in Mexico¨by Caren Cross. (Who, incidentally, we met the night before because her daughter runs a summer art camp for Amercian ... read more

We arrived into Cancun late in the afternoon. The immigration processing went smoothly, we then picked up our hire car and we were on our way along Hwy 180 to Chichen Itza. We arrived at our hotel and quickly checked in and walked over to the ruins, as a light show is conducted at night. The show was great but unfortunately our Spanish is not so good so we didn't understand a word of the commentary! The following morning we walked back to tour the ruins. Chichen Itza is quite an imposing place with the large pyramid, El Castillo, the ball court and various other buildings. It was amazing to see such impressive buildings remain almost intact after over one thousand years. The intelligence of these people to design buildings that incorporate the Mayan calendar and ... read more

Ok, I've been really bad lately at keeping my blog updated I know. However I am travelling remote places on the Pacific coast of Mexico. I will update photos at a later date. I wish I could share some of the photos with you now as I am having an excellent time here. Different but an experience to say the least. Started in Puerto Vallerta (PV) which is a tourist destination for the Gringos (Americans) for a few days and then headed North to Sayalita which was gorgeous. No surf there though so after hooking up with Tom (English but not his fault) and Nate (crazy american dude that lives a simple life with his machette and coconuts) we went to San Blas. Got back into surfing there and eaten alive by bugs. I wasn't enjoying ... read more

HIGHLIGHTS: Santa Maria del Tule Teotitlan del Valle Mitla Hierve el Agua Fabrica de Mezcal The city of Oaxaca is loaded with tourist agencies and it really doesn't matter which one you sign up with because they all typically offer the same trips and prices. Carlos was charming enough that we paid less for our trip than the others did. In addition to the same trips and prices, all tours meet up in the morning and typically travel in a caravan. We were picked up at 10:00 a.m. in a white Suburban truck., which is a very comfortable ride in Mexico Two ladies from Germany had already been picked up and it seemed it was just going to be the four of us. Our first stop was to Santa Maria del Tule. You can read the ... read more