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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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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.

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Polaroid of the week: Mayan Ruins in the Jungle, Chiapas, Mexico

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Dany.

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Tucked deep in the jungle in Chiapas, southern Mexico, the Mayan ruins of Palenque are set in one of the most spectacular surroundings in Mexico.

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Polaroid of the Week: Sumidero Canyon, Mexico

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by Dany.

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Sumidero Canyon is located directly between San Cristobal de las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez in the state of Chiapas. The Canyon was formed by the river Grijalva and is 35 kilometers long.

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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: Valladolid, Yucatan

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Dany.

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Although Valladolid is with 45,000 considerably big, it has more the feel of a sleepy Mexican village, with pastel colored colonial buildings and a tranquil town center. A lot of the women still wear the typical Mayan dresses and sell hand-made dresses and other crafts around the town square.

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Travel in Mexico: Safe or not?

Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by Dany.

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Without fail, every single person we told warned us against a trip to Mexico. Don’t you know how dangerous it is there, they would warn, speaking of killings, kidnappings and drug crime. Don’t believe the hype – Go to Mexico!!!