What do Pyramids, Churches, Grasshoppers and Volcanoes have in common?
Let’s head to Cholula in Central Mexico to find out… we’d been staying in Puebla, just six miles west of this historically important colonial town.
Cholula is best known for ‘The Great Pyramid’, the ‘Puffing Volcanoes’ and 40 Churches…
Just an hour or so out of Mexico city is the Pyramids of Teotihuacán. The ruins of Teotihuacán are among the most remarkable in Mexico and some of the most important ruins in the world.
Teotihuacán (“teh-oh-tee-wa-KHAN”) – the ancient sacred site 30 miles northeast of Mexico City. Teotihuacan provides an opportunity to see monumental structures that were built to last for thousands of years. It was a rare glimpse into the workings of an early urban society, a culture worthy of study.
Simply meet at the Mayan Cross outside the cathedral in downtown San Cristobal de las Casas at 9.30 am any day of the week and your local guide will magically arrive. For 200 pesos he will take you on an intriguing and magical journey into Ancient Mayan culture. Read More
To bucket list or to wander list?
This is not a bucket list – it’s a Claytons – you know the one you have when you’re not having one!
I called it my Wander List because apparently things need labels! Besides I would fill a bucket way too quick and then what would I do. I am going to admit it.
I Iove lists – actually I am a real list freak. Read More
Zocalo – say – Zo – Ca – lo
It does have a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
Everyone knows many cities have a famous plaza or square like London’s Trafalgar Square, Moscow’s Red Square and Beijing’s Tiananmen Square – but a Zocalo? I thought ‘The Zocalo’ only existed in Mexico City. Read More
Mexico has traveling by bus totally dialed. I love traveling by bus in Mexico.
We highly recommend traveling at least first class in Mexico. ADO and Primera Plus are two of the major first class bus lines. It’s a first class experience, no question. Read More
There is something special about going to a new place, discovering new things, and seeing things for the first time. Its like unlocking a door you never opened before. You finally have time to stop, see things you wouldn’t usually have time to admire, to listen to the world, and to yourself. I am calling this my new travel life.
Mexico City is dotted with UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the one I really want to tell you about Xochimilco tucked away in a corner of Mexico City – (Say Zo – chee – milko). There’s something intriguing even about the name Xochimilco.
It’s one of the last remaining remnants from when Mexico City was an island – yes an island, hard to believe when you look at the metropolis today. Read More
Rising out of the Zocalo in Mexico City are the numerous towers of the Metropolitan Cathedral. It’s the first thing you see despite the crowds. It’s the oldest and largest cathedral in all of Latin America built around the late 16th century it’s a medley of of baroque, neoclassic, and Mexican churrigueresque architecture – a true feast for the visual senses.
Talk about history with a European feel. Read More
