Mazatlan Trip Report
Posted by Thom on January 04, 1997
My wife and I just returned from MONTH in Mexico, the better part
of which we spent in Mazatlan. We have been to Mexicoís other Pacific
coast resort areas seve...
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Touring Oaxaca's central valley
February 1997
Oaxaca is called "Tierra del Sol," and it a landscape blessed with a spring-like climate and plenty of sunshine. The city of Oaxaca is located in a picturesque valley with an altitude of...
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The Zone Of Silence of nothern Mexico - scientific marvel or just fiction?
The MapimI Reserve overlaps an area known as La Zona del Silencio (the Zone of Silence) which attracts tourists and curiousity-seekers from all over the world. These people and their guides are locally referred to as zoneros or silenciosos. They are generally considered to be slightly daft or a nuisance, but they represent a substantial population of strangers who wish to see, experience, and take away with them
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The Oaxaca Valley: A week's adventures in a single day
Of all the thousands of possible day-trips from tourist centers in Mexico, perhaps none is as varied, educational, beautiful and just plain fun as that along the eastern part of the Valley of Oaxaca. O...
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