Mahahual is a small and developing town in southern Quintana Roo, on the Yucatan Peninsula, mostly known for being the place where the Central American coral reef starts, which attracts hundreds of tourists in search of good diving/snorkeling experience. My first impression of Mahahual was that it felt like a little Cancún, with its streets full of… (continue reading)
I first read about this place while browsing my feed around Trover and was immediately skeptical of its veracity, so when I decided to change my travel route and go back to southern Belize, it was only fair to make a small detour to Río Dulce, Guatemala and from there, experience this place with my… (continue reading)
The first time I heard of El Mirador, I was traveling in Mexico with a couple of guys that were planning on doing this challenging trek through the guatemalan jungle, in search of the highest mayan pyramid. After investigating a little bit more, I couldn’t take this lost mayan city out of my mind. The Site El Mirador… (continue reading)
I’ve said it before and I say it again: Calakmul is by far one of the most incredible and definitely the most adventurous mayan site in Mexico. Calakmul is a relatively unknown site in the southern area of the mexican state of Campeche, situated in the middle of the Calakmul natural reserve almost in the… (continue reading)
The archaeological site of Uxmal is one of the most important mayan sites. Located less than 2 hours away from Mérida, it can be easily reached by car or public transport. It is part of the Puuc route and the Pirámide del Adivino—with its peculiar sound effects and gorgeous architecture—is the most representative building of the site, though the… (continue reading)
This was the second time I was in Chiapas in less than two months, but now traveling all by myself. I decided to not visit all the same places I visited last time, so there are a couple of sites outside of this post that you should still consider. The Route On this occasion, I was… (continue reading)
Bonampak and Yachilán are a couple of Mayan sited located in the mexican state of Chiapas, the first located in the Lacandon jungle and the latter near the border with Guatemala. There are hundreds of tours that will take you there from Palenque and back in 1 day, but I decided to do it the hard way(the cheapest… (continue reading)
Toniná is an ancient Mayan site located in the mexican state of Chiapas, near the town of Ocosingo and in the middle of the route between the beautiful city of San Cristóbal de las Casas and Palenque—yet it is often avoided by tourists. Even though the space it occupies is quite small, the ruins are massive—impressive… (continue reading)
When I first heard about the Chacahua mangroves and how beautiful they are, I got really excited because I’ve never been to any mangroves before. That’s why I decided to go there after and intense week of surfing in Puerto Escondido, but I don’t think I was prepared for what I found in the end. The town Chacahua is… (continue reading)
One of my goals with this blog is to show people how I travel, the routes I take and the budget for all of it. After almost one month traveling through it, Oaxaca will be the first country/state to have a full overview of everything I did and how I did it. The Route During my 24 days in… (continue reading)