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MEXICO
Location - North America; Capital - Mexico City; Population - 105 million; Currency - Mexican Peso
I flew from Havana to Cancun and headed straight for Merida by bus, in June 2001.
The Mexican Peso
The Plaza Mayor in Merida
El Castillo is one of the pyramids at the Mayan city of Chichen Itza
On top of El Castillo, Chichen Itza
Looking towards Group of the Thousand Columns from El Castillo, Chichen Itza
The main pelota court, Chichen Itza
The Sacred Cenote is a 35-metre well where people were sacrificed, Chichen Itza
The former silver mining town of Taxco, south of Mexico City
The lovely colonial era streets of Taxco
Taxco is situated at just under 2000 metres altitude
Corn-on-the-cob with mayonnaise and chillli powder, Taxco
The winding streets of Taxco
Acapulco beach and the Pacific Ocean
Divers at La Quebrada, Acapulco
La Quebrada, Acapulco
National Palace at the Zocalo, Mexico City
Conchero dancers in Aztec dress at the Zocalo, Mexico City
Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City
Templo Mayor - 14th/15th century ruins of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, Mexico City
Totonac people performing the Voladores ritual outside the National Museum of Anthropolgy in Mexico City
The ancient city of Teotihuacan, as seen from the Pyramid of the Moon
Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan - the world's 3rd largest pyramid from 150AD
On top of the Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan
Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan
Sittiing in the doorways, Puebla
The town of Cholula has the largest pyramid in the world, though it's not too visible here as nature (and a church) has taken over
A reconstructed section of the Great Pyramid of Cholula (or Tepanapa pyramid), dating back to the 1st century AD
Walking through the tunnels underneath the Great Pyramid of Cholula
The colonial city of Oaxaca
Oaxaca city centre
Relaxing at the hostel in Oaxaca
Taking food home from the market at Ocotlan, a town 30kms south of Oaxaca
Selling hats, Ocotlan market
Beach at Puerto Escondido, on the Pacific side of Mexico
A great place to do nothing is at Mazunte beach in Oaxaca state - this is the very basic Einstein pension
And the eccentric man himself. I don't know if he's still around - Mazunte
Trine, Jo, Sara, Sarah and Natalie with a few beers on Mazunte beach
Ventanilla beach, near Mazunte
There's crocodiles in the river at Playa Ventanilla
Palm trees at Playa Ventanilla
San Cristobal de las Casas, a colonial city in the state of Chiapas
San Cristobal's cathedral
Breakfast in San Cristobal de las Casas
Enjoying a nightclub in San Cristobal de las Casas
Boat trip through the Sumidero canyon
Christmas Tree falls, Sumidero canyon
Close to San Cristobal is the village of San Juan Chamula, inhabited by the Tzotzil Mayans
San Juan Chamula's church. Inside there are no pews, instead the floor is covered with pine boughs, incense, candles and
Coke bottles
The shamen's quarters in San Juan Chamula. Note the Coke and Pepsi bottles - fizzy drinks are seen to aid expelling spirits from the body through burping
Children at the town of St Nicholas near San Cristobal de las Casas
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LINKS
www.visitmexico.com - Mexico tourist board
http://oaxaca-travel.com - guide to Oaxaca
I am not responsible for the content of external websites.
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