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  1. Deep, Dark, Delightful – Cacahuamilpa Caves National Park, Guerrero State, Mexico

    Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 26 January 2011

    Caves are a gamble. Some are so smelly and claustrophobic that they are really only enjoyed by folks who love headlamps and own special sacrificial “caving clothes.” Other caves are totally accessible…but boring as a walk through someone’s cellar. Then there are caves which offer up amazing examples of caviness even to those of use who can’t spell spelunker let alone define it.  Cacahuamilpas is one such cave system.

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  2. Silver (and Gold) City – Taxco, Guerrero State, Mexico

    Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 24 January 2011

    Many people come to Taxco, a Pueblo Magico about 90 miles southwest of Mexico City, to buy sterling silver jewelry in this town which was made famous and fat from the silver deposits that once surrounded it. With the silver mostly gone, Taxco has done a remarkable job of morphing it’s mine-town roots into a reputation as a great place to buy creative jewelery designs in (you guessed it) sterling silver. Tourists looking for a few pieces for themselves or as gifts rub shoulders with major importers looking to buy pounds of jewelry at a time to sell in the US or Europe.

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