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 […]
Snorkeling in Isla Mujeres: what to watch out for
During a short stay in Isla Mujeres, a tiny island off the Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, Justin and I decided to do a snorkeling tour. Namely because snorkeling (and diving too, but I have yet to take any courses) is one of the more popular things to do on this little island. Well, […]
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 […]