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Mexico

Cenote Multún-Ha, Cobá, Yucatán

May 4, 2013April 27, 2013 by Tom Bartel
Cenote Multun-Ha

Another couple of photos from the Cenote of Multún-Ha, near Cobá, Yucatán. Those rocks on the lower left of the photo are actually under about three meters of water. That’s … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Yucatan

Cenote Wall, Multun-Ha, Cobá, Yucatán, Mexico

April 26, 2013 by Tom Bartel

Since we’ve been in the Yucatán, the almost unanimous chorus of recommendations has been, “go to a cenote.” So, yesterday we suspended our “ruins tour” for an hour and did … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Unesco World Heritage Sites

Temple of Kukulkán, Chichén Itzá, Mexico

May 4, 2013April 25, 2013 by Tom Bartel
Kukulkan temple Chichen Itza

At dawn on the equinox, the light falls just right so the side of the step rail at the Temple of Kukulkan is illuminated in a series of triangles meant … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Chichen Itza, dailyphoto

Mayan Warrior, Chichén Itzá

May 4, 2013April 24, 2013 by Tom Bartel
Mayan warrior with severed head Chichen Itza

Much of what we know of the religious and war practices of the Mayans is inferred from the carvings on their monuments at sites such as Chichén Itzá. Here is … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Chichen Itza, dailyphoto

Crucifixion, San Miguel de Allende

June 12, 2013April 23, 2013 by Tom Bartel
crucifixion san rafael San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende is perhaps best known among Americans (of the United States variety) as a charming colonial town with lots of attractions for the expats and tourists. There … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags church, dailyphoto, San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende: Blue Skies, Art, History, and Change

January 7, 2015April 22, 2013 by Kristin Henning
San Miguel de Allende

Our second visit to San Miguel de Allende felt entirely different from the first. Four years ago (February 2009), we stayed at the lovely Posada Carmina, walked all over town … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags San Miguel de Allende

Pyramid of Kukulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

May 4, 2013April 22, 2013 by Tom Bartel
Chichen Itza pyramid Kukulkan

The big pyramid of Kukulkán at Chichén Itzá against the bright blue sky. Kukulkán is a Maya feathered serpent deity similar to the Aztec Quetzalcoatl. We got up early this … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Chichen Itza, dailyphoto, Yucatan

Mayan Temple Ruins, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico

May 4, 2013April 21, 2013 by Tom Bartel
mayan temple ruins Kabah Yucatan

A very hot day in the Yucatán yesterday exploring the remains at Kabah and Uxmal along the “Ruta Puuc,” which is a circle of Mayan ruins surrounding the city of … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags dailyphoto, Yucatan

An Honest Thief in Mexico

May 25, 2022April 12, 2013 by Tom Bartel
tripod

I haven’t quite sorted out how I feel about this yet, so I’m just going to report it and maybe get some of your ideas. Earlier today, while Kris and … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Our Travel Life Tags San Miguel de Allende

A Not Completely Futile Dash Through Teotihuacán

March 17, 2020April 12, 2013 by Tom Bartel
Teotihuacan pyramid of the sun

There’s no rush to get to the entrance of the archeological park of Teotihuacán. The sign says it opens at 7, which is when I arrived, but the guard won’t … Read more

Categories Mexico, North America, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Mexico City
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