Me encanta Mexico! 😀
This wonderful country is huge, with SO many beautiful beaches, friendly people, amazing ruins, picturesque peaks, and culinary delights. I love it, and Zennie and I are lucky we can spend serious time here, rolling slowly around the country and exploring many of its cool places. Yay! 😎
Some Mexico pix
Posts from our Mexico travels
Visiting the Mayan ruins at Edzna
I don’t know what the name “Edzna” means, but I would guess “Place of the iguanas”. I have never seen ...
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Hacienda San Lorenzo and Cenote Oxman, Mexico
The historic Hacienda San Lorenzo is different from the abandoned haciendas that lie in ruins around the Yucatan. This is ...
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The Copper Canyon – Mexico Road Trip Recap
A friend of mine mentioned wanting to visit Mexico's Copper Canyon. I'd heard about this place ever since I was ...
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Sonora Sojourn – Mexico road trip recap
Trip theme: Beaches and exploration! I was following the Sonoran coastline, which of course involves beaches on the Sea of ...
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Mexico, State by State
Explore this wonderful country with us, state by state, from the beaches of Sonora to the pyramids of Yucatán, and everything in between!
Yucatán – Pyramids and palm trees
Yucatán is one of the 3 states that make up the Yucatán peninsula. This was the homeland of the ancient ...
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Sonora – Desert and the deep blue sea
Sonora is a large state in northwestern Mexico. There's a lot of Sonoran Desert scenery, studded with tall saguaro cacti ...
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Baja California Sur – Beaches, sun, and so much more
Baja California Sur, the southern half of the peninsula, is known for the tourist hot spots of Los Cabos. But ...
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Quintana Roo – Beach lover’s paradise
Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán peninsula, draws international crowds to its string of sandy beaches, and resort towns like Cancun ...
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Oaxaca – Colorful cultural mosaic
Oaxaca is mostly mountainous, with a stretch of sandy shore along the south. There are 16 indigenous cultures here, which ...
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Campeche – Mayan temples and pirate forts
Campeche is one of the 3 states in the Yucatán peninsula. Like its sister states, it has balmy beaches and ...
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Chiapas – Rugged and wild
Chiapas, in the far south of Mexico near Guatemala, has some of the most rugged mountains and remote jungles in ...
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Chihuahua – Copper Canyon country
Chihuahua is an enormous state in northern Mexico. I expected to find a desert, but there are beautiful rolling hills, ...
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Baja California – Where the desert meets the sea
Baja California (or Baja California Norte) is the top half of this skinny peninsula. Most of the people live in ...
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Colima – Small state with a big heart
Colima is a tiny state on Mexico's Pacific coast.There's a pretty little Pueblo Mágico called Comala, which is where I ...
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Nayarit – The Riviera is calling
Nayarit, on the Pacific coast, is famous for the gorgeous sandy beaches and bays along the Riviera Nayarit. Visitors lounge ...
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Sinaloa – Mazatlán and magic towns
Sinaloa is a long, skinny state on the shore of the Pacific and Sea of Cortez. There are plenty of ...
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Veracruz – Gulf shores and tropical forests
Veracruz is a long state with the mountains on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. The ...
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Puebla – In the shadow of the volcano
Puebla is in the central highlands of Mexico, and has some of the country's tallest peaks. At nearly 18,000 feet, ...
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Jalisco – Beaches and so much more
Jalisco is a sprawling state with a bit of everything. Puerto Vallarta beckons beach-loving tourists, while the capital, Guadalajara, is ...
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Hidalgo – Haciendas and hot springs
Hidalgo is a mountainous inland state in eastern Mexico. Much of the terrain is ruggedly beautiful. There are hiking trails, ...
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Tabasco – Sizzling land of the Olmecs
Tabasco is a sultry state along the Gulf of Mexico. Much of the state is tropical rainforest. The Olmec civilization ...
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Estado de Mexico – Mountains and monarchs
Mexico is the name of a city, a state, and a country. Estado de Mexico is in the center of ...
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Querétaro – Wine, cheese and history
Querétaro city (the capital) is a World Heritage Site and a colonial gem. The rest of this small central state ...
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Tlaxcala – History, mountains and bulls
Tlaxcala is a small state in central Mexico, with ancient cave paintings, Olmec ruins, and colonial towns. You can explore ...
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Michoacán – Mountain lakes and sandy shores
Michoacán stretches from the Pacific coast to the high central mountains. Morelia is a beautiful colonial city, and Patzcuaro is ...
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