Historic Mexico City
Mexico’s capital is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by indigenous people. The original city was founded on 13 March 1325 by the […]
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Carlos and the Taco
Carlos Slim is the richest person in Latin America and the 16th richest in the world according to Wikipedia. In Mexico City he built a modern building to house his […]
The City of Palaces
On a sunny warm Sunday afternoon we took a stroll around Alameda Central Park and stopped in at some palaces that were on the “must see” list. Mexico City is […]
A Mexican Parade
We were happy to discover that we were in Mexico City for the celebration of the 111th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution and there was going to be a parade! […]
CDMX is Huge
We are in Mexico City, or as they say in Spanish “Ciudad de Mexico” which is abbreviated as CDMX. After our arrival to Mexico City I felt a bit overwhelmed. […]
Puebla Travel Costs & Woes
We feel we’ve been treated very well – and honestly throughout Mexico. We’ve heard warnings about the scams: overcharging and short-changing. Sometimes there’s been a few pesos discrepancy between the […]
Postcards From Puebla
Two volcanoes stand guard over the city of Puebla: the symmetrical cone of Popocatépetl rises to an elevation of 17,930 feet and Iztaccíhuatl, 10 miles north, with three summits, the […]
Puebla Walking Tour
Puebla is about 60 miles southeast of Mexico City. It is the 4th largest city in Mexico with 3.25 million people. Puebla sits at an altitude of approximately 7,200 feet. […]
Pretty Puebla
If we didn’t know we were in Mexico we’d think we’d been magically transported to Portugal or Spain. That’s because Puebla was founded by the Spanish in 1531. Puebla’s layout […]
Cost of Travel: Oaxaca City
We have departed from Oaxaca so it’s time to share our actual costs. Our expenses varied wildly from day to day due to changing hotels 4 times in 11 days. […]
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