GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 20 May 2008 | Views [151]
Coban is a pretty little city with the cathedral and plaza in the centre (the Spanish liked to do this!!). Today I went on a tour and visited a place called Chimpey which is a group of beautiful lagoons surrounded by rainforest. We did a long walk up ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 18 May 2008 | Views [222]
San Pedro is one of the many little towns surrounding Largo de Antitlan (lake Antitlan). The lake is very big and the scenery is beautiful here. The countryside in Guatemala is very lush and green. The indigenous ladies here dress very elegantly in ... Read more >
MEXICO | Friday, 16 May 2008 | Views [188]
San Cristabel has cobbled little streets and churches dating back to the 1500´s. There are many indigenous people here and they often wear the traditional dress. The women wear very similar clothes and have their hair in plaits very much like the indigenous women ... Read more >
MEXICO | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Views [106]
Mazunte is a tiny little coastal town with only about 5 shops. You walk down a little lane to the beach where there are about 6 different restaurant/bars all of which rent out cabanas (cabins). Last night I had a cabin for 100 pesos which is about ... Read more >
MEXICO | Sunday, 11 May 2008 | Views [88]
Puerto Escondido is a beautiful little sleepy beach town. The weather is really hot here and it is a relief to have a cold shower!! You cannot walk very far here because of the heat!! The beaches here are beautiful with the white sand!! What better ... Read more >
MEXICO | Saturday, 10 May 2008 | Views [112]
The town of Oaxaca has lots of cobblestone streets and lots of old colonial buildings. Today I visited Monte Alban (means White Mountain) which are ruins located about 6kms from the city. It was first occupied in about 500BC by the Zapotecs. The ... Read more >
MEXICO | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [119]
Mexico City is a huge city of around 22 million people. Sometimes when you cross the road here you risk your life hehe!!! So far have been on a tourbus of the city which is well worth it because of the size of Mexico City!! There are many beautiful ... Read more >
MEXICO | Thursday, 1 May 2008 | Views [98]
Queretaro is a sleepy little city with lots of cobbled narrow streets and old buildings. I have visited the Museo de Arte (Art Museum) and Museo de Regional de Queretaro (Regional Museum) which were both very good. The regional museum had artefacts ... Read more >
MEXICO | Sunday, 27 Apr 2008 | Views [105]
San Miguel is another beautiful old city with cobbled streets,old churches and lots of plazas dotted around. There is a church called Parroquia de San Miguel that is painted pink and with its spires looks like a wedding cake!! In front of that is a ... Read more >
MEXICO | Thursday, 24 Apr 2008 | Views [121]
Guanajaunto is a beautiful little city with lots of narrow cobbled streets and has lots of history. The main roads are in tunnels underneath the main city and there are so many plazas that you are spoilt for choice. I have visited the museo de las momias ... Read more >
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