Exploring Jaltemba Bay in Mexico: A vacation destination on the Nayarit Riviera
Jaltemba Bay is a quaint, friendly and welcoming vacation destination comprised of four charismatic beach towns on Mexico's Pacific Coast. It's located on Mexico's Riviera Nayarit; just a little off th...
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From exploring Mexico to exploring the world
At age 17, I set out from my home in Colorado to Guadalajara… and my career found me. That one journey altered my life boundlessly. The adventure of a long and colorful bus trip set off an insatiable...
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Hierve el Agua: Bubbling springs and petrified waterfalls in Oaxaca, Mexico
Hierve el Agua is stunning, one of Oaxaca's most impressive attractions — and perhaps one of the most spectacular in the entire country. Yet, surprisingly, it is one of the least visited. With its bu...
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Outdoors in Western Mexico
And in this book they have gathered articles they have written about rivers and canyons, caves, volcanoes (both active and inactive), hot (and cold) springs, waterfalls, petroglyphs, pre-Columbian tombs, circular pyramids, boiling mud pots, even poltergeists, and exotic flora and fauna… all within a few hours of Guadalajara. read more
Christmas in the Sierra Madre mountains
Hanal Pixan, Maya Day of the Dead in Pac Chen, Quintana Roo
The monkeys, they tell me, are asleep in a cave across the lagoon. But other than that disappointment, my trip to Pac Chen, a micro sized Maya village in the jungle of the Yucatan Peninsula, is the per...
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Tala, Jalisco: A thousand-year-old Mexican city inside a geological wonderland
Tala is a small town located 30 kilometers due west of Guadalajara and best known for its large, government-operated sugar refinery, infamous for being the major polluter of Lake La Vega.
Two thousand...
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Nayarit Riviera - Resource page
Exploring the beautiful State of Nayarit
Link to interactive map
Are you looking for a unique and affordable vacation experience far from the world of all-inclusive resorts? Would you like to ex...
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Ecotourism in Mexico: Arroyo Guacamaya, Ixtlan and the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca
Arroyo Guacamaya is one of the closest ecotourism sites to the City of Oaxaca, accessible by private vehicle in about an hour, or via public transportation. La Guacamaya has most if not all of the fea...
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The state of Michoacán, Mexico - resource page
Michoacán - the soul of Mexico
The state of Michoacán is an uncommon place. From the sugar cane fields of Los Reyes, the avocados, coffee, and macadamia nuts of Uruapan, the melon fields of Apatzing...
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The state of Veracruz, Mexico - resource page
The Mexican State of Veracruz brings to mind beautiful Gulf of Mexico waters, steamy jungles and mouth-watering ocean-fresh seafood.
The State of Veracruz is all this and more.
The following articles...
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The state of Zacatecas, Mexico - resource page
Zacatecas - a place to return to!
Millions of Americans today look to the Mexican state of Zacatecas as their ancestral homeland. In this section, we focus on the fascinating state of Zacatecas, which...
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Puente de Ojuela in Durango: a 19th century suspension bridge from Mexico's mining heyday
In a single second, excitement, awe, terror, and fascination passed through my mind, as I began the walk across Mapimi Municipality's Ojuela Bridge, in the Chihuahuan Desert, of eastern Durango, Mexico...
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The Zuno house in Guadalajara, Mexico is doubly 'historic'
Ajijic, Chapala, Jocotepec - Mexico's Lake Chapala region: resource page
The Lake Chapala region of Jalisco, Mexico, (Ajijic, Chapala, Jocotepec) with its wonderful climate and large base of ex-patriate residents, has become a very desirable place for retirees, those wanting to escape aspects of "Home" (such as the winter weather), and those who desire to live and work in Mexico.
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Adventurous Mexico - exploring Mexico's outdoors - self-guided tours, mountains, volcanoes, hiking, camping, sailing, fishing, kayaking and more
Climbing Mexican mountains, volcanoes and caves.
Climbing Mexico's volcanoes
Pico de Orizaba (Citlateptl) 5700m 18,700ft
Popocatepl 5452m 17,887ft
Iztaccihuatl 5286m 17,342ft
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The beaches and coastlines of Mexico
With thousands of miles (9,330 kilometers) of coastline, Mexico offers everything one could want in the way of ocean-living, relaxing, exploring and water sports.
From soft, gentle breezes over...
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The romance of the Mexico hacienda: El Carmen and La Labor near Guadalajara
Before the revolution, haciendas dotted the countryside of Mexico. With their classic architecture and splendid great houses, each Mexico hacienda is surrounded in an aura of romance.
Located 40 kilom...
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The magic of Playa del Carmen on Mexico's Maya Riviera
A paradisiacal town on Mexico's Maya Riviera can be found just a 45-minute drive from the Cancun International airport. Less known, but no less beautiful, Playa del Carmen has a lot to offer, and has b...
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Mexico City's San Fernando Cemetery for famous sons, present or not
The San Fernando Cemetery first began operating in 1713. The poor were first buried there, in the section known as the "Panteón chico." Later, aristocrats nudged their way in, and then in 1835 the "Panteón grande" was constructed and it became an all-purpose public bone yard.
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May in Mexico: Fiestas galore
It actually begins on April 30 with the Dia del Niño, when children are honored with gifts and treats, and classes are canceled for a day of fun. Labor Day — May 1 — follows immediately with parades in every city and town. May 3 is the feast day of the Holy Cross. The Battle of Puebla is commemorated on the 5th — el Cinco de Mayo, perhaps a bigger event in the U.S. and Canada. May 10 is always Mother's Day... read more
The state of Colima, Mexico: a resource page
If you had to live the rest of your life in one Mexican State, which one would it be? A straw-poll of Mexconnect readers suggests that their choice might well be Colima.
Why?
Because not only is Coli...
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Silver, saints, and sinners™: Semana Santa in Taxco, Mexico
The City of Silver
If you have heard of the picturesque, old colonial Mexican town of Taxco at all, you probably associate it with that precious metal so characteristic of Mexico – silver. If you...
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Dancing with the Stars: Carnival on Cozumel
As a wave of dancers flooded the street, the beat of the salsa flowed through my body. My feet moved and my shoulders shimmied. A beautiful dancer, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress leaned toward me an...
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Scouting Mexico retirement scenes
My pick is the David Frost, American computer programmer, banjo-picker and adventurer, currently encouraging or coaxing his wife Jo to hop-scotch around Mexico, scouting possible retirement scenes. read more