Tulum
I certainly like Tulum more than Cancun. Less tourists, much less developed and some lovely Maya ruins on a tall cliff above the white beach.
I certainly like Tulum more than Cancun. Less tourists, much less developed and some lovely Maya ruins on a tall cliff above the white beach.
Cancun
Cancun was not part of our original plan. But I had to go there to pick up my new passport, so why not enjoy the perfect white beach on the Caribbean coastline.
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is the most famous Mayan ruins in Mexico. It was a nice experience, but thousands of annoying souvenirs vendors occupied the site, and we couldn't climb any of the pyramids.
Palenque
Palenque is a prime example of Mayan culture and has a spectacular location in the dense jungle of Mexico. It took us almost 24 hours to get from the slopes of Orizaba to Palenque.
Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba (5636m) is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North-America. We almost failed to summit due to bad weather.
La Malinche
The La Malinche volcano (4461m), also known as Matlalcueitl, is the perfect place to acclimatize before a climb to Pico de Orizaba. La Malinche is also a very prominent mountain.
Armed robbery in Mexico City
Four Mexican bandits, high on drugs and armed with guns, robbed our bus outside of Mexico City. A quite scary experience that I hope will never happen again.
