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Chichen Itza Cancún
89 Reviews It´s a couple of hours by car from Cancun, but I think that it's impossible to skip its visit. Chichen-Itza it's popular worldwide, and it would be silly not to visit it, being so close. So, have...
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Malecon Puerto Vallarta
20 Reviews One of the most touristy, but truly beautiful things to do in Puerto Vallarta is to take a walk along the Malecon. Local artist display their paintings, there is often a sandcastle competition on the...
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5th Avenue Playa del Carmen
11 Reviews If you want to go shopping, Playa del Carmen is the place for you. Look for the 5 th avenue, a street with more than a mile long filled with shops, cafes and restaurants. You can also catch the ferry...
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Zocalo Mexico City
84 Reviews Undoubtedly Mexico City’s most well known landmark and top of the list on the “must see” list. Considered by Mexicans to be the heart of Mexico City, this enormous plaza surrounded by gorgeous...
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The Arch Cabo San Lucas
18 Reviews This natural arch is Cabo's most famous landmark. it only accesible by boat so you can either take a sightseeing or whale watching tour or rent a kayak and paddle out here. Right by the arch is a...
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Avenida Revolucion Tijuana
19 Reviews I would NOT recommend taking a picture with the painted donkeys. I observed that they are treated terribly, like an object and I wouldn't give the owners a penny for doing that to those poor animals....
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Tulum Ruins Tulum
72 Reviews There is a wall that surrounded the city on three sides, the fourth having been left open to the sea. The wall, sometimes 16 feet high, may have been built with defense in mind, but it is more likely...
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Sightseeing Mazatlán
67 Reviews We went to the Mazatlan with some friends that we have made in Mazatlan. It was a little more expensive than we thought it might be. We walked around the main area and saw all the fish that were in...
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Cola de Caballo Monterrey
8 Reviews Cascada Cola de Caballo literally means "Horse Tail Falls", describing how it looks from a distance. It's a pretty waterfall, and it's wonderful to see that natural elements are preserved in Mexico....
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Cliff Divers Acapulco
19 Reviews Just outside the town of Acapulco on the hillside sits the La Perla Restaurant at the El Mirador Acapulco Hotel. The buffet is decent, but the view is why you have come here. Below sits a cliff, with...
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Monte Alban Oaxaca de Juárez
24 Reviews on 19th februari 2008 iwalked from my hostel to hotel Rivera del Angel at Mina 518 between the streets diaz ordaz and mier y teran. here booked a van for 38 pesos return. low season first goes at...
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Hotels / Resorts Rosarito
3 Reviews Drive to Calafia! Historic, cultural and touristic center. A family resort hotel with ocean view suites, a cliffside restaurant, Club 1773--an old sailing vessel converted into a night club, history,...
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La Bufadora Ensenada
6 Reviews In this photo, the height of the geyser is not apparent, nor is the power. You'll just have to see it for yourself. On the road to La Bufadora you will see the dry, back hills of this Mexican...
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Xcaret Cancún
57 Reviews I was robbed by Gang of XCARET employees during the Hollidays, and nothing to supportbme was done, the park didn't help me with anything. I staid bare-footed and no wallet for nothing. It's very sad...
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Old Town Puerto Vallarta
18 Reviews Old Town is definitely the place to be. You will feel like you are really in Mexico, unlike some the places with walled off beach areas to the north. Why go to Mexico if you don't want to experience...
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Day Trips Playa del Carmen
14 Reviews Definitely the highlight of my vacation! This was a full day island tour from Playa del Carmen to Isla Cozumel and the fun never stopped. First we took the ferry (included in the tour price) and then...
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Teotihuacan Mexico City
77 Reviews Teotihuacan is an hour and a half drive north of Mexico City and I recommend you devote a full day to visiting. There are two main pyramids, the Sun and the Moon, the first one is larger and taller...
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Beach Cabo San Lucas
39 Reviews The city icon and one of the most photograped places in the world. The only way to get there is by boat You can hire one at the Marina, ($10.00) , it will take you to visit the Arch, some interesting...
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The Border Tijuana
20 Reviews Haha, when you pass the U.S. - Mexico border in San Ysidro you will see - look at my picture - quite another world: a lot of mainly old looking cars - taxis painted in yellow and the dark-skinned...
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Gran Cenote Tulum
13 Reviews Hidden Worlds has been my family's favorite vacation day on every trip to the Riviera Maya. The first time we did the snokeling tour in the cenotes. Another time my husband and son dived Dos Ojos and...
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Beach Mazatlán
13 Reviews I finally went parasailing.. «after so many years of going to Mexico. It was fun. »The scariest part was going up and coming down. It was so nice and peaceful up there and wow what a view!!...
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Grutas de Garcia Monterrey
5 Reviews This group of caves is several hundred feet above the floor of the canyon. It's about a 30 - 45 min. drive from downtown, depending on traffic and if you get lost. It was developed as a tourist...
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Beaches Acapulco
24 Reviews *More PICTURES to see below the main pictures, CLICK TAB* *The Sunrises and Sunsets in Acapulco are amazing, especially overlooking the beach & bay *If you have a chance, grab a seat, relax and...
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Santo Domingo Church Oaxaca de Juárez
17 Reviews very impressive inside look at the ceilings and at the end also the place to the right. open from 7 till 13.00 and 16.00 till 20.00. entrance free waring dont touch things or talk while miss is going...
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Isla Mujeres Cancún
62 Reviews one of the best things I've did when on the the island was to rent a "golf cart" and go exploring on my own. The rental is inexpensive( need valid I.D.) .The rental was for 2 hours and we drove out to...
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This was my favorite part of the trip! The beach at this place was absolutely beautiful . We went snorkeling and saw reefs and tropical fish right next to the beach. There is also some other rather unexpected things down there , including a Jesus statue, a Virgin Mary, a canon, and some Mayan statues.
The Obeservatory and a lot of other structures are located in the "old" part of Chichen Itza. We visited that on our own and had very little time for it, since the tour was about to leave so I don't have any details. If I went back to this place, I would like to have more time and also do it in a cooler month. It was only the start of April, but felt like Florida in August.
This pyramid is the main attraction of Chichen Itza and one of the world wonders , or so we were told by our tour guide.There is another older pyramid inside of this one. You can't climb on it anymore but it's still interesting to look it. Actually, it was so hot while we were there, I am not sure I would have wanted to climb up it. The pyramid is aligned so the triangles on one corner of it reflect the sun on the day of the winter solstice ( 12/21), and the shadow moves along the edge until it hits the serpent at the bottom. The Mayan calendar ends on 12/21/2012 and many people think that will be the end of the world. Our tour guide told us his idea. He thinks the Mayans were put there by aliens and they will come back on that date to get them. I suppose we shall see. The human sacrifices were done on the top of the pyramid ( there is a chamber there) and the victims were thrown down...
The wall of skulls was used, you guessed it, for more sacrifices....this one the cut off heads of the prisoners of war were stacked up on.The next photo is the warrior temple which our tour guide did not get to in detail . I think the last one is either a head of a serpent or a jaguar both of which are common themes on the structures.
The Chenote is the "well" , many such water holes exists in the Yucatan. The ground is limestone, which makes this possible. This particular well at Chichen Itza was used to throw the women and child sacrifices into , especially when there was a draught. I don't think I would wish to go swimming in that now !! ( the kids wanted to know if you could do this, but I don't think so) , even if we were told the skeletons had been removed to a museum in Mexico City somewhere....
If you look closely , you might be able to see the small hoop at the center top of the wall. The object of the game was to put the ball through the hoop without using hands. Either the winners or the loosers of the game were sacrificed. It seems most of the structures at Chichen Itza were used for human sacrifices of some sort or another. The Mayans were a bloodthirsty lot it appears! My son thought he spotted some left over ( red) blood, but blood really looks brown when dry, plus it would have washed away long ago. The red was just red paint. The buildings were all painted red originally and they might have used some sort of red beetle to do this.
Tenochtitlan was the name of the ancient name of MEXICO CITY..Here in the city you can enjoy lot of things as....art,history,pyramids,museums, zoo,parks,shopping malls, barroque churches, buildings, good food, kind people, theather, music festivals, mariachi, tequila, salsa, etc
Tulum was a Mayan trading port. It is one of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites. It is compact enough to make a half-day trip to. Its proximity to Cancún and Playa del Carmen has made it a popular destination for tourists. Daily tour buses bring hordes of visitors to the site, making Tulum the third most-visited archaeological site in Mexico, after Teotihuacan and Chichen Itza. It is popular for the picturesque cliff-top view of the Caribbean and a location just 128 km south of Cancún. On a calm, sunny day, you can walk down to the beach at the foot of ther cliff and go for a swim. On a windy or rainy day, however, it is not the place to be, as there is very lttle cover.
San Juan Chamula is a small town in the state of Chiapas, with a population of around 50,000. Chamula is located in the Chiapas highlands, at an altitude of 2,200 meters. It is inhabited by the indigenous Tzotzil Maya people, whose Tzotzil language is one of the Mayan languages.It is just 10 km from the tourist town of San Cristóbal de las Casas, so it gets a lot of visitors interested in its Mayan culture.The town has a unique autonomous status within Mexico. No outside police or military are allowed in the village. The Chamula Mayas have their own police force. It is a rather scruffy, rough and ready town, the highlights of which are the open-air market, with its colourful umbrellas and the church, with it pine-needle-strewn floor, both of which are on the town square.
San Cristóbal de las Casas is a pretty colonial town and centre of the Zapatista movement, in Mexico's poorest state, Chiapas. The city was named after Bartolomé de Las Casas, a Spanish priest who defended the rights of the indigenous people, and was the first bishop of Chiapas.The town has a population of 142,000 and is compact enough to walk round. It has plenty of hotels, hostels, restaurants and gift shops to cater for the many tourists who come here.
Four Seasons Mexico City Mexico City
6 Reviews and 219 Opinions If you are there over the weekend, do forget to check-out the rate. We paid about US$165 excl tax...
Club Med Cancun All Inclusive Cancún
4 Reviews and 958 Opinions I spent a week at the Club Med from 18-25 May 2008 with my 12-yr old daughter and thoroughly enjoyed...
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6 Reviews and 313 Opinions We had a DREAM VACATION at the Marival Resort. We will be going back once or twice a year. The...
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