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Category: Mexico, South & Central America

Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about Mexico, as well as South and Central America. Areas covered include the Mexican Yucatan, Peru, Ecuador, and more.

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2018 travel recommendations

Posted onJanuary 3, 2018October 30, 2019Leave a comment

It’s that time again, when every travel magazine and website publishes their list of the places you should visit this year. And some of those 2018 travel recommendations seem just a little weird.

CategoriesColombia, England, Northern Ireland, Vietnam

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Float in a Mayan canal at Sian Ka’an, Tulum, Mexico

Posted onDecember 14, 2017March 2, 202112 Comments

Imagine floating in the clear water of an ancient Mayan canal. You can do just that during a boat tour of Sian Ka’an near Tulum, Mexico. Touring the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve Just a short Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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Our villa at Zamas, Tulum, Mexico

Posted onOctober 24, 2016October 17, 2018Leave a comment

There are still spots in Tulum, Mexico, where the relaxed, low-key vibe of days gone by survives. The living is easy at Zamas in Tulum Among the best of those old-style resorts is Zamas, which Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

Know before you go: Tulum ruins

Posted onAugust 2, 2016December 3, 2019Leave a comment

Although it is one of the smaller archeological sites in the Mexican Yucatán, the Mayan Tulum ruins are a tourist favorite for their fabulous seaside location and proximity to Cancun. Planning your visit to Tulum Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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Playa Limpia, Tulum, Mexico

Posted onJuly 5, 2016October 17, 20182 Comments

Technically the idyllic beaches of the Mexican Yucatán are open to the public, but private ownership of the land surrounding the beaches limits access and the private beach chairs and palapa umbrellas every resort places Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America

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Ready for renters in Mérida, Mexico

Posted onMarch 17, 2016December 16, 2020Leave a comment

One of the homes we visited in November 2014 as part of the house and garden tour offered by the Mérida English Library was owned by a couple of serial remodelers. Their own home was Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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A folk art wonderland in Izamal, Mexico

Posted onMarch 13, 2016November 9, 20192 Comments

As if wandering the golden streets of Izamal weren’t enough to make a visitor smile, this little town in the Yucatán has another treat hiding behind those yellow facades: A cultural center bursting with vibrant Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, YucatanTagsmuseums, traditional culture

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A carriage ride through Izamal, Mexico

Posted onMarch 6, 2016December 28, 20192 Comments

Izamal wakes slowly. While the sun is already illuminating the facades of the city’s egg-yolk yellow buildings, the streets are still largely empty. Over at Itzamna Park, the morning maintenance workers are sweeping away the Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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The “Extra Special House” in Mèrida, Mexico

Posted onJanuary 17, 2016December 24, 2020Leave a comment

The House and Garden Tours offered by the English Library in Mérida, Mexico, begin with an introduction to the architecture styles found in the Yucatán and a list of the addresses that will be visited. Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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An art-filled home in Mérida, Mexico

Posted onNovember 21, 2015October 17, 2018Leave a comment

When I took the house and garden tour offered by the Mérida English Library last year, there were four houses on the itinerary – although in the end we got to tour seven homes. Each Read More …

CategoriesMexico, Mexico, South & Central America, Yucatan

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Exploring Minnesota State Parks

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