Highlights of Mexico
In the eyes of the world, the most common characteristics associated with Mexico relate to the resorts of Cancún or Acapulco, drug violence, tequila and tacos. When we arrived in Mexico City on a...
Category: Mexico
Mexico is a gigantic country, and vastly underrated. We gorged on delicious Mayan food in San Andrés Cholula, spent countless hours in local markets and learned how to surf in Puerto Escondido, tried mezcal and chocolate in Oaxaca, visited the ancient sites of Teotihuacán, Monte Albán and Palenque, tried magic muhsrooms in the misty mountains of San José del Pacífico, did a coffee tour and experienced the Day of the Dead in San Cristóbal de las Casas and generally fell in love with a culturally magnificent country.
Crossing Borders: Mexico to Guatemala
After nearly 5 months in Mexico, we finally made our way south to Guatemala. The beautiful streets of San Cristóbal de las Casas were left behind, together with a piece of our hearts and...
Na Bolom House of the Jaguar
Hachakyum, the supreme deity, was trying to create beings who would sing to him. After several failed attempts, he succeeded in creating the Hach Winik, or True People, out of clay. These were the...
Visiting Palenque in Chiapas
Mayan culture is still remarkably visible in Mexico. One needs only look at the faces, language and clothing of indigenous people selling their wares in the main market of San Cristóbal de las Casas...
Day of the Dead in San Cristóbal
Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday honoring the lives of the deceased. Its origins can be traced back to pre-Hispanic times, when the Aztec goddess Mictecacihuatl reigned as...
Fallen Idols of San Juan Chamula
Going through the wooden door of the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista, in the town of San Juan Chamula, the first striking realization is that there are no pews. Instead, the church’s floor is...
Who's in charge of this joint anyway? To learn a bit more about the brains behind the bedlam,