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Pico de Orizaba, Tlaxcala, Cacaxtla & Xochitecatl Ruins – East of Mexico City
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 10 March 2011
We’re addicted to Mexico City and all it has to offer as we’ve previously documented in this blog–from Mexico City’s museums to the varied Mexico City neighborhoods to the tacos of Mexico City and so much more. But if you can tear yourself away from the city’s urban charms you soon find yourself in a very different (but equally engaging) world of soaring peaks (18,490 foot Pico de Orizaba), tiny towns (Tlaxcala) and unusual murals (Cacaxtla) and oddly round ancient pyramids (Xochitecatl). Totally worth the two hour journey.
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Pico de Orizaba Volcano – View from a Bus
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 31 May 2010
Within moments of the bus leaving the Mexico City terminal bound for Veracruz I was fast asleep. I’d been traveling hard, seeing sights and meeting people by day, cataloging photos and writing by night. An eight hour bus ride meant a welcome opportunity to catch up on sleep. Some hours later I awoke and was [...]
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Rio Rafting – Jalcomulco, Veracruz State, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 10 May 2010
Poor Veracruz state. While other areas of Mexico inspire at least some recognition around the world, most people (us included) don’t know much about Veracruz except that it’s biggest city, Port of Veracruz, hosts what some claim to be the second largest Carnaval celebration in the world after Rio de Janiero (and we’ve met Mexicans who didn’t even know that much). Sadly, we didn’t make it to the city of Veracruz in time for Carnaval.
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