Isla Mujeres, aka the Island of Women, has quite a bit going on despite it’s small size. Once upon a time it was the place where Mayan women would make a pilgrimage to the temple of Ixchel, the jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine. A temple dedicated to Ixchel used to stand on the south […]
Valladolid in a day
Unless you’ve spent some time in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, you may not be so familiar with a little town named Valladolid. I wouldn’t go so far as to say the place is secluded or off the beaten path as it’s directly en-route to Chichén Itza from Cancun and Tulum, but if you head there yourself […]
There’s a lot to love about Mérida
We spent four jam-packed days in Mexico City before we hopped on a plane headed for Mérida. If you’d asked me to tell you something about the city just six months ago, I may have offered, it’s the hottest city in Mexico? At least that’s what I could remember a friend of Justin’s had told […]
Climbing the pyramids of Teotihuacan
After a couple days of exploring Mexico City we decided to venture out and visit the famous archaeological site Teotihuacan. As it turns out, climbing ancient pyramids and learning all about them made for a pretty sweet day trip. The rise and fall of Teotihuacan: a mini history lesson There is a lot of mystery […]
Highlights from Mexico City
Mexico City was the first stop on our journey to South America. Since it was also my first time ever visiting the country, I was pretty excited to say the least. But I won’t lie, I was a bit nervous too. The city is known to be crowded, polluted, and it doesn’t exactly have the […]