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GUATEMALA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [1413] | Comments [1]
The crown jewels of Mayan civilization are Tikal, Chichen Itza, Palenque, Uxmal, and Copan and now we have visited all of them. Like the others Copan was occupied from around 1400 BC until 600 AD and then declined. It lacks the towering pyramids ... Read more >
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NICARAGUA | Tuesday, 25 Dec 2007 | Views [1902]
We spent the past few days traveling border to border; Guatemala-El Salvador, El Salvador-Honduras, Honduras-Nicaragua. We are getting pretty good at avoiding the "helpers" and avoiding the scams from the officials but it is draining and one ... Read more >
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GUATEMALA | Thursday, 20 Dec 2007 | Views [1878]
Market day at Chichicastenango is a riot of color as craft vendors and tourists pack the narrow cobbled streets. Amazingly, these people are even smaller than the ones in Totonicapán and are known for their special brand of religion, a combination ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Friday, 14 Dec 2007 | Views [2503] | Comments [1]
Chichen Itza is probably the best known and most visited Mayan site in Mexico. It was in its heyday from 600 to 1250 AD. It is a long day trip from Cancun and Chetumal and by 11:00 tour buses fill the parking lot. We arrived yesterday afternoon ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Tuesday, 11 Dec 2007 | Views [1004]
Campeche sits on the Gulf of Mexico and is another UNESCO World Heritage Site which Connie described as ‘too cute for words.’ It was always a Spanish city and parts of the fortress remains. The buildings are single story blocks painted in pastels.... Read more >
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MEXICO | Sunday, 9 Dec 2007 | Views [822]
Palenque (pa-len-kay) is a real find. It is in the state of Chiapas, known to Americans for its civil unrest but we really enjoyed it. The gate to the ruins is a mere hundred meters from our campsite at Maya bell but we ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Friday, 7 Dec 2007 | Views [2393]
This is our trip and we reserve the right to whimsically change our plans. Rather than follow plan ‘B’ towards the Pacific coast and into Guatemala we reverted to our original plan and headed north east towards Xalapa (ha-la-pa) - also spelled Jalapa ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Wednesday, 5 Dec 2007 | Views [1702]
The zocalo in Oaxaca is the ideal place to people watch and the restaurants provide the perfect vantage point. Musicians stroll around the plaza which is decorated with poinsettias at this time of year. Kids eat ice cream, lovers embrace on ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Tuesday, 4 Dec 2007 | Views [9739]
We are in our third day in the Oaxaca (wha-hock-a) area and haven’t yet visited the city. We have visited the nearby pre-colonial sites of Monte Alban and Mitla. Zapotec, Olmec and Aztec cities were much like the city-states of ancient Greece.... Read more >
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MEXICO | Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [1973] | Comments [1]
As Teotihuacn declined around 700 AD Xochicalco became the dominant political and economic center for the next 200 years. It sit on a hilltop and covers nearly 20 square kilometers. Excavation has been going on only in the last 20 years. As with other ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [6567] | Comments [2]
We spent our final day in Mexico City at the Palacio des Belles Artes at the Diego Rivera exhibit. Rivera is probably Mexico’s best known artist and certainly its most prolific. The exhibit consisted of murals which could be transported, sketches ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Monday, 26 Nov 2007 | Views [623]
We are camping again at the best campground ever. Hotel Pepe RV Park is in Tepotzotlan, about 25 miles north of Mexico City. We have a football size grassy area to ourselves, electricity and an outdoor kitchen. Our own toilets and showers ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 | Views [880]
We spent the last two nights in Zacatecas, the northernmost of Mexico’s famous silver cities and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a hilly town of narrow, winding cobbled streets, climbing stairways and pastel houses. The centerpiece of Zacatecas ... Read more >
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MEXICO | Saturday, 17 Nov 2007 | Views [575]
Our first week has taken us down the center of Mexico from Cuidad Juarez to Zacatecos with a side trip to Barranca del Cobre or Copper Canyon. We are averaging just over 250 miles a day, not bad considering the 50 mph speed limit most of the way.... Read more >
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