Looking into the lagoon

Hola from Cancun!

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January 20th 2008
Hello everyone from our little place in paradise... What a difference from Peru! Leaving Lima was fun: midnight flight, both of us a bit grumpy and a wee bomb scare to make it ever so much fun. Lots of delays and LOTS of men with big guns (and we don't mean of the Jerry Collins variety). So we were relieved and happy to arrive in Mexico City, which I have to say has the best airport we have com ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Cancun

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more