Mexico has a ton of pre-Hispanic civilisations and ruins, with the Mayans controlling the largest area and having the most towns and cities. You don’t realise just how many and how big the cities were until you see them yourself. We spent a lot of time travelling around the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico visiting a […]
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Ancient Sites in Central Mexico
After the last post focused on things to see in Mexico City, this post is about the ancient Mexican ruins you can see that aren’t too far from Mexico City. So you have huge pyramids and impressive sites like Teotihuacan, and also some smaller ones with things like warrior statues, brightly coloured ancient murals and […]
Famous and Not-So-Famous Things to See in Mexico City
Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world and has plenty of interesting things to see and do (and eat!). You’ll be spoiled for choice. The main difficulty is that the city is so bloody big that it takes a long time to get between places. So it’s best to spend a […]
Cusco: So Much More Than A Gateway To Machu Picchu
After our trips through the Amazon Jungle, and hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu we finally got around to exploring Cusco and the area around it. We heard that Cusco is a really nice town and that there were a lot of things to see. But we really had no idea just how packed […]
