Category: Travel

  • Pre-Columbian Pyramids – Cañada de la Virgen

    Pre-Columbian Pyramids – Cañada de la Virgen

    After a 13-year-long investigation, the archaeological zone, La Cañada de la Virgen, finally opened to the public in 2011. These ancient ceremonial ruins were once home to rulers and priests between 300 and 1050 A.D. They also served as a burial ground, (some remains are a thousand years older than the structures themselves) a precisely aligned…

  • Driving in Mexico: No Country For New Cars

    Driving in Mexico: No Country For New Cars

    The thought of driving in México strikes a deadly fear into the hearts of many Americans and Canadians alike. Of course, they purchased Méxican car insurance when they crossed the border. Yet somehow this only made them feel legal, not safe. Now here’s the reality as they ease their $46,000 BMW onto the pavement and…

  • Los Pueblos Mancomunados by Mittie Roger

    Los Pueblos Mancomunados by Mittie Roger

    I arrived in Benito Juarez by foot. The second class bus dropped me at a fork in a curvy road with nothing in sight. Yet I was not only relieved, I was overjoyed. Nausea from the tightly-enclosed space, sharp turns, and lack of moving oxygen had nauseated me. When the bus driver yelled “Benito Juarez,”…

  • Pre-Columbian Pyramids – Cañada de la Virgen

    Pre-Columbian Pyramids – Cañada de la Virgen

    After a 13-year-long investigation, the archaeological zone, La Cañada de la Virgen, finally opened to the public in 2011. These ancient ceremonial ruins were once home to rulers and priests between 300 and 1050 A.D. They also served as a burial ground, (some remains are a thousand years older than the structures themselves) a precisely aligned…

  • Places You Must See in San Miguel de Allende

    If you’re only coming to San Miguel for a short period, then you should try and visit a few of the places listed below. San Miguel can seem small when you first arrive, but there are a lot of things to see and do. Bellas Artes, Calle Hernandez Macias 75: This converted convent now houses…

  • Driving in Mexico: No Country For New Cars

    The thought of driving in México strikes a deadly fear into the hearts of many Americans and Canadians alike. Of course, they purchased Méxican car insurance when they crossed the border. Yet somehow this only made them feel legal, not safe. Now here’s the reality as they ease their $46,000 BMW onto the pavement and…

  • Los Pueblos Mancomunados by Mittie Roger

    I arrived in Benito Juarez by foot. The second class bus dropped me at a fork in a curvy road with nothing in sight. Yet I was not only relieved, I was overjoyed. Nausea from the tightly-enclosed space, sharp turns, and lack of moving oxygen had nauseated me. When the bus driver yelled “Benito Juarez,”…

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