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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Mostly offline in Cuba
I am in Cuba at the moment where internet access is not readily available nor particularly fast when you do find it. It is also about forty times the price in Mexico. I will be back there at the end … Continue reading
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Chichen Itza (nobody but UNESCO hyphenates it) is a large and important city of both the Mayas and the Toltecs, situated an inconvenient distance from the nearest large towns. It is a massive tourist destination and has quite a few hotels … Continue reading
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Uxmal lies about halfway between Campeche and the town of Merida, but as the latter has a bus out to the site every few hours and Campeche does not, that was where I travelled to next. As I was checking in to … Continue reading
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Travelling north up the Yucatan peninsular from Palenque, I arrived in the low-key seaside town of Campeche. It was founded by the Spanish in 1540 and during the 17th and 18th centuries was the subject of attacks by pirates, hence the … Continue reading
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
The overnight bus journey from Oaxaca was not as bad as I had feared, mostly because they stopped showing films from 10.30pm and other than a few stops en route, the bus was dark and quiet most of the way. … Continue reading
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
This is a world heritage site I did not visit. I did take a rattly local bus out to the small town of Mitla but was entirely unsurprised to learn that the local attraction was the Zapotec ruins next to … Continue reading
Oaxaca, a short follow-up
Well, it turned out that I had missed the large and rather nice museum of Oaxaca in a lovely former monastery. My excuse is that I mistook the entrance for part of the next door church. Luckily, as the fifteen hour overnight … Continue reading
Dia de los Muertos
When I was planning this trip (and by planning I mean ‘deciding in which order to visit places without really checking the availability of transport links’), I scheduled the whole of the first month around getting to Oaxaca in time … Continue reading
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
It is only 200km from Tlacotalpan to the city of Oaxaca, but the journey comprises a two-hour bus ride up the river valley to Tuxtepec and then a seven hour journey across the mountains. The views are probably amazing, but we spend … Continue reading
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Seven hours and two buses down the gulf coast from Poza Rica is the tiny riverside town of Tlacotalpan. It is another colonial settlement and is listed for retaining its traditional character which UNESCO describe as being a fusion of Spanish and … Continue reading
Jackie's mid life crisis gap year 