Every winter in November, millions of Monarch Butterflies come from Canada and the USA to a small remote mountainous area of Mexico and leave again in March. This is an amazing 3000 kilometer migration taking 3 generations to complete. Ellen…
Puebla
The Spanish created Puebla [12] in 1531 to secure the route between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz and today it’s Mexico’s 4th largest city. We thoroughly explored the city with its 5000 colonial buildings and 70 churches in…
Oaxaca
The historic center of Oaxaca [11], established 1529 and World Heritage, is a fine example of 16th century colonial city town planning with iconic architecture displaying a tradition of more than four centuries. You can see our pictures of Oaxaca…
Oaxacan Food
Oaxaca and around from 2011 for pictures of churches etc. The Central Valleys of Oaxaca [11] were settled by the Zapotecs, the Mixtecs , other indigenous groups (and Spanish decedents) who still retain traditional languages, customs, dress and food. The surrounding villages…
Sierra Norte near Oaxaca
After a bottle of wine (secretly smuggled on board), a Pam sandwich and a bad movie we fell asleep on our 11 hour night bus from San Cristobal [10] to Oaxaca [11]. Apparently there were 4 police/army inspections but I…
San Cristobal de las Casas & Around
It’s a 13 hour overnight bus trip from Puerto Escondido [9] to San Cristobal [10]. With more room and better seats it’s much easier than the 13 hour flight across the Pacific. San Cristobal is the most magical of all…