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Polaroid of the week: VW Beetle in Mexico

Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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The German car company Volkswagen produced its famous Beetle in Puebla, Mexico, from 1967 until 2003, where it held its classic 50s look until the very end. The Beetle reached cult status in Mexico and can be seen everywhere.

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The cenotes near Cuzama are no Disneyland, but the day out has a magical feel all its own

Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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These cenotes are reached by riding on horse drawn carts (note: not carriages, these were far from romantic) on centuries’ old train tracks through the jungle. This sounded just quirky enough to recapture that magical feeling we were looking for on our visit to Merida .

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33 things we love about Mexico

Posted on 25. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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After 11 wonderful weeks, we Globetrottergirls are finally moving on from Mexico. On the bus on our way to Belize, we were already reminiscing about our time here, and came up with 33 things we love about Mexico…

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Polaroid of the week: Temple of the Jaguar

Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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Chichen Itza is one of the best known Mayan ruins in all of Mexico, and has been voted one of the Seven New Wonders of the World.

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The two faces of Playa del Carmen: A walk up the ‘famous’ 5th Avenue

Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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Anyone who has been to Playa del Carmen knows 5th Avenue, or ‘Quinta Avenida’ in Spanish. That is, if you ever needed to use your Spanish while you were in Playa.

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Please don’t go to Valladolid…

Posted on 19. Sep, 2010 by jess.

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The sleepy colonial town in the center of the Yucatan peninsula has a classic, authentic feel, the kind of place which is somehow still devoid of major tourism despite its proximity to the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza and several beautiful cenotes.

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Polaroid of the week: ¡Viva Mexico!

Posted on 16. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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Celebrations start every year on 15 September when the President of Mexico rings the bell at the National Palace in Mexico City, waves the Mexican flag and shouts ¡Viva Mexico! from the balcony of the palace to the crowds in the Plaza de la Constitución (the Zócalo).

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Travel Technology: USB Cell Batteries

Posted on 14. Sep, 2010 by jess.

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The USB Cell AA Batteries can be recharged up to 500 times, cut down on pollution (over 15 billion alkaline batteries are discarded each year world-wide) and each charge lasts about 12 hours of constant use, much longer for occasional use.

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Polaroid of the week: Hard at work in Merida

Posted on 09. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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The Zocalo in Merida is home to several shoe shine men and boys, as are most central parks or squares throughout Mexico and Central America. We stopped to talk to him because of that adorable (and very pregant!) black cat.

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Sumidero Canyon: The Good, no bad, but some ugly

Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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Much like the Grand Canyon though obviously smaller in scale, Sumidero can be seen from five viewpoints along the roads at the top if you rent a car. However, also like Grand Canyon, a much better way of experiencing the canyon is from the river that created it.

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Zipolite: Backpackers, hippies and major waves

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by jess.

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During the 1960s and 1970s a hippie counterculture began to congregate on this isolated beach and, thanks in part to the limited law enforcement, Zipolite steadily gained a reputation in Mexico as a free love paradise, which continued strongly into the 1980s.

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Mazunte, Mexico: As lazy as it gets

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by jess.

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With only 702 inhabitants, Mazunte is about as sleepy as a beach town can get. There is a lot of laying on the beach reading or just staring out at the incredible ocean view.