The final leg of our Mexican tour was the Yucatan Peninsular. From Palenque we took the bus to the old colonial port of Campeche. Because the Yucatan is very flat, mostly less than 50 metres …
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Mexico – Oaxaca and Chiapas
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Oaxaca has become one of the major cultural destinations in Mexico, and is the type of city where you can simply take time out and just absorb its many attractions. It was the first city …
Continue readingMexico City and the Centre of Mexico
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We arrived in Mexico City after a long flight on the 11th January 2023 and while the airport was fairly busy we were safely through it complete with bags and a simple immigration process and …
Continue readingColombia 2022 – The South
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Going South from the Zona Cafetera, the number of tourists is greatly reduced, especially as distances are greater from the major population centres of Bogotá and Medellín and international tourists stick to the arc between …
Continue readingTierradentro – Remote Ancient Burial Chambers
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Close to San Agustín is Colombia’s second archeological UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient caves and burial chambers that were built around 600 to 900 AD. Again not much is known about the culture that …
Continue readingSan Agustín – Archaeological Capital of Colombia
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From Popayán the bus journey to San Agustín is only 139 kms but with the 50 kms or so of the road through the Parque Nacional Natural Puracé being unpaved and full of potholes the …
Continue readingKuélap, Chachapoyas and Northern Peru
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Kuelap and Northern Peru
Continue readingSouthern Peru – Nazca, Huacachina and Paracas
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After re-visiting La Paz, Copacabana and Arequipa, our journey continued on to Nazca in the South of Peru. Our bus was late arriving into Arequipa, as there was a major snowstorm in the highlands of …
Continue readingCusco – Colonial and Inca City
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Cusco is at the heart of Peru’s burgeoning tourist industry and in its own right is an architectural gem of colonial architecture, much of which has been built on top of the original Inca architecture. …
Continue readingRuta 40 – Journey back North
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We left El Chalten at sunrise and the beguiling Mount Fitz Roy was standing proud bathed in orange, in complete contrast to the various shades of blue in the previous days. It is a stunning …
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