Seen that? - Mexico Travel: The City of Oaxaca

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Mexico Travel: The City of Oaxaca at The Outdoor Weblog

Back at the ruins . . . a student group is consumed by the downpour. Both the group and its eccentric guide are drenched and wearing frowns. The Zapotec people must have known these kind of heavenly outbursts -- embraced them, no less. The ruins are amazing. The setting slightly less fantastic than the Palenque jungle, but the vistas on a clear day of the Oaxaquena valley must be breathtaking. [...] Read More


Five Day Hike in Mexico City at The Outdoor Weblog

When I saw the headline, 5 day hikes from Mexico, I thought it was a joke. After all, who would go hiking in forests around Mexico City, as referred to as the Kidnapping Capital of the World? Then, I read about a few of the hikes and realized Mexico City isn't any different than other foreign countries. It turns out Mexico's capital city is bursting with hiking opportunities. And if you're [...] Read More


Monte Alban: The Sacred Mountain at The Outdoor Weblog

We take a slight detour from the grinding surf that has dominated our collective psyche for the last several days by heading due east on Highway 131 over the Sierra Madre Del Sur mountain range. What an amazing temperate forest region! Technically a tropical and sub-tropical mixed biome, there is amazing diversity and wildlife still present today. The steep and overgrown jungle cliffs that mark this area remain unpassable like [...] Read More


Mexico City at Hidden Travel Gems

Mexico City is one of the most populated urban areas on the planet. It is both a brutal and beautiful place. As the video below shows, it is a place of grand buildings both old and new. The city has an almost European feel in certain places. There is definitely a lot to see in Mexico City, but its reputation as being a dangerous place seems to be a [...] Read More


Bikini Boot Camp in Mexico at The Flyaway Weblog

Why not spend a week to work on a better, healthier you? Have fun, enjoy the sun and at the end of the program, you'd probably look better (even, gorgeous) in a bikini. You can spend a week at AMANSALA in Tulum, Mexico. Prepare for the coming of summer by joining their six-night BIKINI BOOT CAMP. "Days start with a beach or jungle powerwalk followed by a combination of body [...] Read More