Tlatelolco ruins and Square of Three Cultures in Mexico City
When taking a trip to Teotihuacan, my favorite pyramids in Mexico, with other tourists we first stopped at Tlatelolco. To be honest it was my third visit to Mexico City and yet I did not know about this amazing pre-Colombian archaeological place until we were taken there! Mario, our guide, explained us all the history of […]
The Mayan calendar and what really happens on 21st December 2012
There have been uncountable discussions around the world on the news, TV, radios, newspapers and blogs about 21st December 2012. Should the world really end today?When traveling around Mexico in 2011, I fulfilled one of my dreams and visited as many archaeological sites there as possible. I studied Spanish philology and the big part of […]
My misadventures of 2011
Colorful paintings of Bonampak ruins in Lacandon jungle
I visited the best archaeological sites in Mexico – which pyramids are worth visiting?
If there is one thing I’ve always considered orgasmic, it is the history of Mexico. I have been fascinated by the archaeological sites in Mexico and the Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Tolteca, Mixteca tribes and all the other native Indians living in the Mesoamerica. I’ve been obsessed with those cultures since I started studying Spanish which […]
Yaxchilan ruins in Lacandon jungle
Once we explored Bonampak ruins, we continued 21 km to Yaxchilan, another Maya archaeological site in the jungle with the meaning of green stones in Maya. To get to Yaxchilan you take a boat (called lancha in Mexican Spanish) at the village Frontera Corozal for around 50 minutes. The river is called Usumacinta and separates […]
Great pyramid of Cholula – the largest pyramid of the world
When visiting Puebla, the forth largest city in Mexico, you should also spend a few hours in Cholula located West just couple of minutes by car. That’s what I did together with two friends of mine who really influenced me a lot among all the others I met in Mexico. Outside Mexico, Cholula is not very […]
Mayan ruins of Coba
Location and History of Mayan ruins of Coba Just 44 km from Tulum ruins (the only Mexican ruins on the beach), another Mayan settlement used to stand. Coba in English and Cobá in Spanish means ruffled waters in Maya because of a couple of lakes very close. Due to the found pottery, we suppose that […]
A crazy ass walking through Tulum ruins
Monte Albán and the origins of Oaxaca town
At Guachimontones pyramids in Jalisco, Mexico
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