This city is in an ideal climate zone. It is surrounded by lush green mountains that send gentle breezes through. It blessed with a light afternoon rain almost daily and a torrential downpour occasionally. Although the valley can also become very warm, we found it to be pleasant during our time there. And there is … More Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
Somewhere in the jungly mountains of Mexico lies the line between the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca. I suppose there is a sign on a highway somewhere that marks that state-line. But we did not travel on a major highway. We drove smaller roads through villages clinging to hillsides and fighting back the growth of … More Mountain village scenes (Veracruz and Oaxaca)
Mexico has 31 States and one Federal District. Many of them are named the same as the capital city. Leaving the city of Puebla and driving through the state of Puebla we crossed into the state of Veracruz on our way to the city of Veracruz. In Estado Veracruz we had our first encounters with … More Veracruz state- police encounters!
Puebla was a city that we enjoyed during our drive through Mexico back in the early 2000’s. When we passed by the VW plant we stopped at the gates and asked about a tour. We were told that it wasn’t possible. Then magically within minutes we were in a classy, open-air VW van being driven … More Puebla & Cholula- A church on top of a pyramid, on top of another pyramid.
Outside of Mexico City lies a sleeping giant. Volcán Popocatapetl lies waiting to cause destruction again. Popo slept for centuries, but awoke in 1994 and has spewed ash, rocks and steam every few years since then. Next to Popo lies Volcán Iztaccihuatl which is considered to be dormant. Both peaks are capped with snow and … More Itza-Popo: Volcano area, followed by silence!
The fifth largest city in the world seemed a little intimidating to us. But there were a few things there we wanted to see and do. Yet there were a few things we were afraid of: traffic, crime, expenses, traffic and crime (yes, I meant to repeat that! HAHAHAH). We had discussed heading into the … More Mexico City- a huge city, full of fun.
After many days in small villages we had accumulated some dirty laundry. So we made a plan to pass through Uruapan and drop the laundry. Then we would go to Tzaracua Falls for an overnight. When we passed back through Uruapan we would grab the clean laundry and then spend a couple of nights in … More Cascada de la Tzaracua (the trashy waterfall) and Ocotal Parque
Again we followed the suggestions shared by others. And they were right! We came to see the buried church and enjoy the village. And we did exactly that! Angahuan is the nearest village to the Volcano Paracutín. And in the 1940’s that volcano woke up and sent a few years worth of lava and ash … More Angahuan and the buried church!
Upon suggestion from other travelers and a person that lives in Michoacan, we decided that Lago Zirahuen might be a good destination. It has been a long time since we aired up the stand-up-paddleboard and this lake seemed like a possibility to use the board! We passed through the bustling city of Morelia and then … More Lago Zirahuen- a few days at the lake!
Visiting Patzcuaro felt a little bit like camping at a farm! The place we chose to stay had a wide variety of farm animals roaming free on the large property. The location was beautiful, on a grassy hill above the city. We had sweeping lake views and big shady trees around us. But each day … More Patzcuaro and Isla Janitzeo