↑ Hiking to the Sun pyramid at Teotihuacan
Travelling in Mexico felt like travelling in a cleaner version of India. The country is full of colours, flavours, and amazing sights. I have been to Mexico twice now, exploring a portion of the country on my each visit.
Select pictures by theme:
Mexico Top 30
Pictures that will make you want to travel to Mexico right now!
Mexican Food
Amazing flavours and lots of variety from city to city.
Pyramids, and pre-Colombian cities
The Aztecs, Mayans, and other native cultures built spectacular cities before the Spanish conquistadors arrived. Included in this gallery is: Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Ek Balam, Teothihuacan, Xochicalco, Tula, Comalcalco, Tonina, and Palenque.
City Life
How does it feel to live in Mexican cities and towns.
Places to see:
Mexico City
Ciudad de Mexico is the capital city of Ecuador and is spread across a picturesque valley high in the Andes
Puebla
Places to the east of of Mexico city: Pubebla and Cholula
Hidalgo and Mex
Places to the north of Mexico city: Pyramids of Teotihuacan, Pachuca, El Chico park, Tula
Gurrero and Morelos
Places to the south of Mexico city: Taxco, Xochicalco, Cuernavaca
Palenque and Toniná
Some of the largest Maya cities of the south
Chichen Itza
Famous Mayan pyramids
Yucatan and Quintana Roo
Cancun, Merida and Valladolid plus smaller cities in the Yucatan region
Uxmal and Ek Balam
Exploring ruins while hitchhiking in Yucatan
Chiapas
San Cristobal de las Casas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapa de Corzo, and indigenous villages of Chamula and Zinacantan
Tabasco
Villahermosa, Comalcalco, and Tapijulapa
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