Dec 22, 2012 - River ruins, flat tyres and Flores

The first day of the new era thankfully brought a break in the rain and we headed off to the river that seperates Mexico from Guatamala. Our first destination for the day was Yaxchalan, an out of the way ruin complex that can only be accessed via boat. While these were good, I'm not sure that the effort to get there was worth it. And I definately didn't have the energy to explore the whole complex, especially when you had to climb these stairs . We then check out of Mexico and travel down river for an hour before reaching the Guatamalan...

Jul 20, 2010 - Yaxchilian - Mexico

July 16, 2010 Guess who I ran into at the Tonina ruins in Ocosingo? Jana and Andreas! We walked around for a while the decided to go to Palenque together. Germany 2 is doing a lot better than when I left them last. Number 1 can´t wait to get home. Jana and Andreas will be home in two weeks. I have to type this from a satellite so I can´t write much as I will get kicked off anytime. July 20, 2010 The ruins of Palenque were great a little over crowded but great! It´s summer vacation here so everyone is touring the country. I left Palenque...

Feb 11, 2010 - Yaxchilan Ruins 11 - 13 Feb

Continued along the Mexico/Guatemala border. Spent the next several nights in a cabana at Nueva Alianza in the Frontier Corozal, Ocosingo in Chiapas. The cabanas were fantastic and what a deal at 300 pesos a night for 3 people. They had thatched roofs, a deck with hammocks, table and chairs. The inside was very comfortable with new beds complete with mosquito netting and a spacious bathroom and shower with hot water and...bonus...a toilet seat (yeah!!), which we haven't been getting most places lately. I was afraid the mosquito netting...

Feb 6, 2010 - Yaxchilan & Bonampak - pics need labels

Day long tour...long drive, off beaten path on border with Guatamala ....actually boat down Usumachinta R. dividing MX & Guatamala Pricey (550p=$45 US) but really no other way to do it in one day - 6am to 6:30pm, incl brkfst and lunch...both good, so we felt it was good value for the $$. Nice group, most in20-30s w/ one Italian mom an exception - daughter is guide in Italy. Others incl Norwegian fellow-runs dive company in Oslo of all things, a KeeWee gal who quit job of 5 yrs as mkting manager (60 hrs+ a week), and a recent busness...

Feb 29, 2008 - vers le Guatemala!!!!

C'est ce matin, après une nuit complètement folle qui s'est terminée, avec de la salde de fruits à la tequilla, notre épopée Mexicaine. Je peux mentionner ici que nous sommes restées à Mayabelle preque 10 jours entre autre à cause d'une pluie diluvienne qui a fait prendre la flotte à toute notre tente et à nos sac à dos... Il a fallu attendre que tout sèche et bon dans l'ultra hudité, c'est pas facile. Donc, c'est un peu maganées mais surexcitées que nous sommes embarquées à 6 heures du matin dans la camionneta pour le Guatemala. La...

Aug 18, 2006 - Misol Ha y Agua Azul

Liebe Freunde, heute ein Update, das zwar spannendes, aber nicht lustiges zu berichten hat. Mamita, falls du jemals den Weg auf meine Website finden solltest - diesen Eintrag lieber nicht lesen. Hab ich Euch erst vor ein paar Wochen von meiner Todesangst im eingeschlossenen Klo erzaehlt? Nun, DIESMAL war's wirklich knapp. Wir sind am Freitag von Palenque weitergefahren Richtung San Cristobal de las Casas (oder, wie wir es gerne ganz leger nennen, "San Cris"), mit zwei Zwischenstopps, auf die ich mich schon lange gefreut hatte: Ein kurzer...

Dec 26, 2004 - trip to Yaxchilan

Trip to Yaxchilan: Dec 26 I arranged to take a bus tour to Yaxchilan and Bonampak, sites located deep in the mountainous jungle of Chiapas state. The hotel arranged the tour for me and I had to be up and ready by 6:00 a.m. The bus was a large van that had seating for 12 people. It was full. The van came to the hotel and picked me up. We took off in the dark down the road toward Palenque site and continued beyond for 100 miles into the jungle. The road was recently finished and the travel was smooth and good. When it became light enough to...