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Our journey through Mexico in pictures

Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by Dany.

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Mexico was only the second country of our trip, but we (unexpectedly) fell in love with the country and extended our stay there again and again – in the end we spent 88 days there, and traveled more than 3600 kilometers (2370 miles) through the country.

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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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Mexico City on a shoestring

Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by Dany.

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No trip to Mexico is complete without spending at least a few days in this modern yet traditional, culturally-rich, forward thinking gateway to Latin America.

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Polaroid of the week: Mariachi in Mexico City

Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Dany.

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Mexico City’s Plaza Garibaldi is best known for the gatherings of the Mariachi musicians, especially on the weekends. The Plaza is located a ten minute walk up the Eje Central from the Palacio de las Bellas Artes in the historic center. It has several bars and restaurants and we enjoyed some delicious street food in [...]

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Views from above: Mexico City

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Dany.

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The best way to get an overview of a city, especially one that sprawls like Mexico City, is to see it from above. So we headed to the top of the Torre Latinoamericano, the only skyscraper in the historic center of Mexico City. However, at only 183 m (597 ft) and 45 stories high, the Torre [...]

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Viveros de Coyoacán – Mexico City’s green, flourishing…outdoor gym

Posted on 17. Jul, 2010 by jess.

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On our recent visit to Coyoacán, we got off the Metro at Viveros (actually one stop past Coyoacán), to enjoy a morning walk through one of the city’s rare green spaces – the park Viveros de Coyoacán.

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From bohemians & coyotes to flowers & floating Mariachis: A day trip out of Mexico City

Posted on 16. Jul, 2010 by jess.

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Poets, painters and travel writers alike search for ways to express life in Mexico City; the layers of existence so dense and varied finding the right words or images to capture its essence is nearly impossible. There is one word that all of them might agree with – Mexico City is busy. Even for those [...]

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Move over Machismo, Latin America is Gay Friendly

Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by jess.

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> > Mexico City’s Tourism Minister announced yesterday that the city is offering a free honeymoon to Argentina’s first gay couple to wed under the country’s new gay marriage law. Argentina is the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage, but the Mexican capital itself approved gay marriage and adoptions last year, largely against [...]

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Polaroid of the Week – Hombres de Xochimilco

Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Dany.

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On our way to the canals of Xochimilco where we took a ride in one of the beautiful trajineras (wooden boats), we strolled through the main square where these three Mexicans were sitting on a bench watching the world go by.