Mexico: Mayans, Aztecs and Spaniards

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1. The things backpackers do in Mexico | Final Transit says:

   February 3, 2011 at 10:21

   [...] By Priyank on February 2, 2011 ≈ Tags: Mexico 11 Comments Mexico travelogue: Chapter 1 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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2. Worshipping the Sun on the Avenue of the Dead | Final Transit says:

   February 11, 2011 at 7:59

   [...] on February 11, 2011 ≈ Tags: Mexico, RuinsNo Comments yetMexico travelogue: Chapter 2 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryVisiting the pyramids at Teotihuacán ↑ Feathered serpent head at [...]

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3. Prax says:

   February 13, 2011 at 5:32

   low ur presentation skills

   viva mexico !

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   • Priyank says:

     February 13, 2011 at 14:19

     Thanks Prax!

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4. Frolicking around Mexico City | Final Transit says:

   February 16, 2011 at 14:09

   [...] on February 16, 2011 ≈ Tags: Mexico, Mexico cityNo Comments yetMexico travelogue: Chapter 3 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryShort excursions to places around Mexico city gives a fantastic insight [...]

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5. Darshana Pangal says:

   February 26, 2011 at 0:35

   Hey Priyank, nice to read these posts and the pics are interesting! It must be amazing to see so much of diversity. Thanks for giving the virtual trip to Mexico, it seems exciting!

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   • Priyank says:

     February 28, 2011 at 9:43

     Hi Darshana,
     Thanks for the comment – it is definitely an experience to have and I believe you are having some of it already!

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6. Finding El Chico: hits and misses | Final Transit says:

   February 27, 2011 at 9:35

   [...] February 27, 2011 ≈ Tags: Bus, Mexico, PachucaNo Comments yetMexico travelogue: Chapter 5 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryTraveling in a collectivo is unpredictable at times, like hitting the [...]

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7. Toltec warriors with butterfly shields | Final Transit says:

   March 11, 2011 at 9:29

   [...] visiting a church with a funky semi-naked Jesus – lovely day!Mexico travelogue: Chapter 6 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery After struggling to reach El Chico village and then spending a day in [...]

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8. Horizon beyond the mountains | Final Transit says:

   March 16, 2011 at 21:12

   [...] now making a sharp turn on the winding roads of the northern mountain ranges (Sierras del Norte) in Guerrero, Mexico.“¡Baja, por favor!” I hurriedly asked the driver to let me off as the bus passed a [...]

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9. When a half-day is three days long | Final Transit says:

   March 25, 2011 at 11:51

   [...] three days longBy Priyank on March 25, 2011 ≈No Comments yet Mexico travelogue: Chapter 7 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryGiven that I am not a long-duration traveller, I usually read about the [...]

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10. When a half-day is three days long | Final Transit says:

    March 25, 2011 at 11:53

    [...] is three days longBy Priyank on March 25, 2011 ≈No Comments yetMexico travelogue: Chapter 7 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery Given that I am not a long-duration traveller, I usually read about the [...]

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11. Pray first, fight next: Mexican style | Final Transit says:

    March 30, 2011 at 8:58

    [...] people pray hard and then go straight to watch a wrestling match.Mexico travelogue: Chapter 9 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ Church of St. Prisca with a lucha libre arena next to itFiesta [...]

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12. The marvel under the surface | Final Transit says:

    April 16, 2011 at 14:30

    [...] yetLimestone towers in the caves of the Cacahuamilpa National ParkMexico travelogue: Chapter 10 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery The first time I heard about stalactites and stalagmites was in sixth [...]

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13. Rise and fall of Xochicalco | Final Transit says:

    May 10, 2011 at 13:32

    [...] Comments yetPyramids of Xochicalco and Temple of the Plumed SerpentMexico travelogue: Chapter 11 | Read other chapters – See photo gallerySpread over a desolate plateau, Xochicalco (so-chee-kal-ko [...]

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14. Church on top of a gigantic pagan pyramid | Final Transit says:

    May 19, 2011 at 11:20

    [...] that the Spanish, thinking it was a hill, built a church on top.Mexico travelogue: Chapter 12 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ Church and the stepped pyramid at CholulaWhen I first read about [...]

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15. Finding a Mexican samosa in Pachuca | Final Transit says:

    May 19, 2011 at 11:47

    [...] on February 21, 2011 ≈ Tags: Food, Mexico, Pachuca15 CommentsMexico travelogue: Chapter 4 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryHave you tried the famous “Pastes” of Pachuca? ↑ [...]

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16. First time abroad | Final Transit says:

    May 22, 2011 at 1:21

    [...] was surrounded by or promising a holiday across the Atlantic by booking cheap flights to Orlando, Cancun or Caribbean and sun destinations.I felt I was in some exotic place – everything was written [...]

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17. Puebla's Historic Centre | Final Transit says:

    May 24, 2011 at 13:23

    [...] Puebla is also famous for poblano mole and smoked grasshoppers.Mexico travelogue: Chapter 13 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryAfter descending from the church on top of Cholula’s pyramid, we took a [...]

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18. The Zócalo | Final Transit says:

    June 11, 2011 at 11:13

    [...] square, Mexico City’s central plaza Mexico travelogue: Chapter 15 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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19. Flying Men dance | Final Transit says:

    June 18, 2011 at 8:59

    [...] essay: Flying men dance Mexico travelogue: Chapter 17 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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20. Put those kids on a leash! | Final Transit says:

    June 23, 2011 at 1:26

    [...] Parenting is tough! Mexico travelogue: Chapter 18 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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21. Castle at the grasshopper's hill | Final Transit says:

    July 10, 2011 at 10:29

    [...] Castle, built on top of a sacred Aztec site Mexico travelogue: Chapter 19 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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22. Rapid transit, above and below surface | Final Transit says:

    July 16, 2011 at 15:31

    [...] and easy transit system in Mexico city Mexico travelogue: Chapter 20 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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23. On the road in Mexico city | Final Transit says:

    July 20, 2011 at 22:22

    [...] scenes on the streets of Mexico city Mexico travelogue: Chapter 21 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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24. Coyoacán, the place of coyotes | Final Transit says:

    July 21, 2011 at 9:13

    [...] compared to the busy Zocalo and historic centre of Mexico City. Mexico travelogue: Chapter 16 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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25. ...and then I saw Yucatan | Final Transit says:

    July 24, 2011 at 9:37

    [...] looks and feels very different than the central highlands Mexico travelogue: Chapter 22 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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26. Yucatan's capital city | Final Transit says:

    August 7, 2011 at 8:15

    [...] how became a victim of Montezuma’s revenge Mexico travelogue: Chapter 23 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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27. Photo Friday 02.08: Learning Spanish | Final Transit says:

    August 12, 2011 at 7:49

    [...] employed by the Spanish colonialists to teach/impose their language on the native population in Mexico. I think its a cool idea to learn few foreign words this way, and now these plaques are a tourist [...]

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28. A tale of two thermometers | Final Transit says:

    August 13, 2011 at 23:56

    [...] that even the mercury barely made an appearance on the thermometer scale. I was glad I went on a vacation to Mexico and missed four snow storms! On my way home, the aircraft circled over Toronto for a while before [...]

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29. When the bus breaks down | Final Transit says:

    September 18, 2011 at 0:06

    [...] buses reached the ruins before I did… aargh! Mexico travelogue: Chapter 24 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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30. Mexican tuk-tuks made-in-India | Final Transit says:

    October 1, 2011 at 12:06

    [...] Autorickshaws in Mexico Mexico travelogue: Chapter 26 | Read other chapters – See photo [...]

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31. The day of six elevens » Final Transit says:

    November 11, 2011 at 11:18

    [...] as you may know, I went on two major trips this year, the first one was a trip to Mexico in January and recently I travelled to Ecuador in September and October. I also intermittently [...]

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32. 5 free things to do during a layover in Miami airport | Final Transit says:

    November 18, 2011 at 7:08

    [...] likely that you would have a layover at Miami. While I cautiously avoided a stopover in USA while traveling to Mexico and Peru, the ticket prices for a flight to Ecuador were too lucrative to look over. Same applies [...]

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33. Slithering in the Rain: Uxmal's Maya ruins | Final Transit says:

    March 3, 2012 at 9:05

    [...] yetMayan ruins honouring the Feathered Serpent and the God of RainMexico travelogue: Chapter 26 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery There is nothing more disappointing to an independent traveller than [...]

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34. Hitchhiking disappointments in Yucatan | Final Transit says:

    March 6, 2012 at 10:07

    [...] this part of Mexico wasn’t as easy as I had imagined it to be.Mexico travelogue: Chapter 27 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryGranted there is a bus route that goes through this region south of Merida in [...]

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35. Chichén Itzá: Run over by tour groups, yet enjoyable | Final Transit says:

    March 10, 2012 at 9:05

    [...] March 10, 2012 ≈ Tags: Mexico, Ruins, YucatanNo Comments yetMexico travelogue: Chapter 28 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryChichén Itzá (चिचेन ईत्सा) is a beautiful Maya [...]

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36. Ek Balam: Hindu Gods in Maya territory? | Final Transit says:

    March 13, 2012 at 5:51

    [...] ruins of Ek’ Balam and the presence of some peculiar statues.Mexico travelogue: Chapter 29 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ Ek’ Ba’lam ruins, in the middle of a forest, viewed [...]

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37. The lure of small towns | Final Transit says:

    March 17, 2012 at 9:13

    [...] YucatanNo Comments yetUnexpected two days in Valladolid, Yucatan.Mexico travelogue: Chapter 30 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ Valladolid’s wide central plaza and pastel wallsI had made [...]

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