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Daily Archives: January 22nd / 2012
Cenotes of the Yucatan
From Wikitravel: Cenotes of the Yucatan is a route through the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It follows a network of secondary roads through the interior of the peninsula which the Mexican government has dubbed La Ruta de los Cenotes (The … Continue reading
Posted in Espeleology, Planet Earth, Sports
Tagged Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Valladolid, Yucatan
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Snorkeling the cenotes
By Steve Gerrard: You don’t need to be a diver to enjoy the crystal clear cenotes. These incredible windows to the underground can easily be explored by snorkelers. Proper equipment allows the snorkeler not only to see, swim and breathe … Continue reading
Posted in Snorkelling, Sports, Things to do
Tagged Quintana Roo, Yucatan
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Conchero’s sanctuaries and pilgrimages
Yolotl González Torres INAH, Mexico Pilgrimages in Mexico are very common ritual practices which generally take place in Catholic sanctuaries with a strong pre-Hispanic syncretism as we shall explain later. According to written texts by the chroniclers there were many … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremonial sites, Culture, History
Tagged Amecameca, Chalma, Guadalupe, Remedios, Sacromonte, Tenochtitlan, Teotihuacan, Tlalmanaco, Tlaltelolco, Wirikuta
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Pitaya
From Wikipedia: A pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several cactus species, most importantly of the genus Hylocereus (sweet pitayas). These fruits are commonly known as dragon fruit – cf. Chinese huo long guo “fire dragon fruit” and long … Continue reading
San Juan de Ulua
From Wikipedia: San Juan de Ulúa, also known as Castle of San Juan de Ulúa is a large complex of fortresses, prisons and one former palace on an island overlooking the seaport of Veracruz, Mexico. History It was built in … Continue reading
Foot Prints in Mexico 