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Mexico has great options for food. From $0.50 tacos on street carts to expensive restaurants where the dish can cost as high as they do in USA/Canada.I loved eating street food. I almost exclusively ate in markets and street corners.
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Mexico city is a gigantic city, there is no other word to describe it. It is crowded, noisy, chaotic and somewhat polluted. I absolutely loved it!I frequently used the bus terminals to go to neighbouring towns, took about 17 rides in the awesome metro system and generally felt very comfortable here.There is a lot to see in Mexico city for which I have to come here again, and I will.
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Teotihuacán, an enormous archaeological site just an hour away from Mexico City, contains some of the largest pyramidal structures built in the pre-Columbian Americas. The pyramid of the Sun is the third largest pyramid in the world.
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About 2 hours from Mexico city, Cholula and Puebla make an excellent day trip or a weekend excursion.Cholula has a giant pagan pyramid over which the Spanish built a colonial church. Puebla's downtown is a UNESCO world heritage site and the town has a charming colonial feel to it.
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Tula is the site of giant stone statues of Toltec warriors and pyramids that are still being excavated. The main cathedral in the city centre has a funky statue of Jesus which is worth checking out.
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Pachuca de Soto is the capital of Hidalgo province and is famous for 'Pastes' a Cornish inspired, samosa-like snack.Mineral de el Chico is a little village in the hills near Pachuca. I spent a day here amidst lush forest an dirt trails
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Taxco de Alarcón is a small town in Guerrero state. It's a hilly town spread over mountain ranges and has been historically popular for its silver mines.I was going to spend only half a day here, but eventually I ended up spending three days - that's how much I loved the place.
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The extensive cave system at the Cacahuamilpa national park, under Sierra de Guerrero, is plush with marvelous stalactites and stalagmites, which are absolutely worth checking out
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Spread over a desolate plateau, Xochicalco is a sprawling pre-Columbian archeological site that bears a remarkable affinity with the Mayans, the Teotihuacans, and the Matlatzincan cultures of central Mexico. Xochicalco became a regional power that filled the political vacuum created by the declining Teotihuacan empire around 600 CE.
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Mérida, the capital of Yucatan, Mexico
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Village hopping in Yucatan in combis and shared taxis. (Originally intended to be a hitch-hiking trip, but that idea failed miserably.)
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New natural wonder, UNESCO rated, touristy and in the heart of Yucatan
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Miscellaneous pictures from Mexico, my sketches, flag, etc.
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More posts on Mexico
- Photo Friday 03.08: Caving in Mexico
- The lure of small towns
- Ek Balam: Hindu Gods in Maya territory?
- Chichén Itzá: Run over by tour groups, yet enjoyable
- Hitchhiking disappointments in Yucatan
- Slithering in the Rain: Uxmal’s Maya ruins
- Year 2011 in review
- Photo Friday 02.17: Tourists take over a pyramid
- Mexican tuk-tuks made-in-India
- When the bus breaks down
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[...] Tags: Mexico, RuinsNo Comments yetMexico travelogue: Chapter 2 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryVisiting the pyramids at Teotihuacán ↑ Feathered serpent head at the Temple of the [...]
[...] Tags: Mexico, Mexico city1 CommentMexico travelogue: Chapter 3 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryShort excursions to places around Mexico city gives a fantastic insight into the diversity of the [...]
[...] 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 ‘I am feeling [...]
[...] Tags: Food, Mexico, Pachuca13 CommentsMexico travelogue: Chapter 4 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryHave you tried the famous “Pastes” of Pachuca? ↑ Pachuca city at night, viewed [...]
[...] 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 the woods, I came back to [...]
[...] 2, 2011 ≈ Tags: Mexico31 CommentsMexico travelogue: Chapter 1 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery ↑ “Buenos días señor. ¿Habla español?” “Sí, Sí, pero sólo un [...]
[...] 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 places I want to visit and [...]
[...] General, Mexico, Personal13 CommentsMexico travelogue: Chapter 8 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryIt was dawn, my favourite time of the day. The sun had just begun rising and I opened my eyes only [...]
[...] went 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 de San SebastiánI [...]
[...] 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 grade geography class. My [...]
[...] and Temple of the Plumed SerpentMexico travelogue: Chapter 11 | Read other chapters – See photo gallerySpread over a desolate plateau, Xochicalco (so-chee-kal-ko शोचीकाल्को) is a [...]
[...] 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 Cholula, about a church [...]
[...] And how became a victim of Montezuma’s revenge Mexico travelogue: Chapter 23 | Read other chapters – See photo gallery [...]
[...] spectacular Mayan ruins, returning back with a tan to a snowy Toronto.Mexico travelogue – Mexico photo galleryNorthern Ontario It was late spring in Toronto but still snow season in the North. I took a bus [...]
[...] reached the ruins before I did… aargh!Mexico travelogue: Chapter 24 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryI packed before going to bed last night so that I could wake up early and leave without disturbing [...]
[...] 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 arriving at a popular tourist [...]
[...] 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 Yucatan, the timings [...]
[...] very different than the central highlandsMexico travelogue: Chapter 22 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryFrom the central highlands of Mexico, I reached Yucatan to checkout some ruins and cities in the [...]
[...] Tags: Mexico, Ruins, YucatanNo Comments yetMexico travelogue: Chapter 28 | Read other chapters – See photo galleryChichén Itzá (चिचेन ईत्सा) is a beautiful Maya archeological site and one of [...]
[...] 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 from top of the [...]