Guanajuato doesn’t reveal itself all at once. You wander through what looks like an ordinary colonial backstreet, and suddenly you’re inside a tunnel built over a diverted river, cars rushing past on one side, colourful buildings rising above street level on the other. It’s a city built into a ravine, layered with mining wealth, silver-funded...
Guadalajara had a reputation. A few years back, cartel-related issues put the city on a lot of “avoid” lists, and we’ll admit we were a little nervous going in. What we found instead was a confident, culturally rich city putting its past behind it — colonial architecture, mariachi plazas, incredible street food, and a genuinely warm welcome...
Ajijic moves at the speed of a horse and rider clopping down a cobblestone street — which is a normal sight here, not a novelty for tourists. We spent time in Ajijic house-sitting for expats, and it didn’t take long to understand why so many people who come for a weekend end up staying for years. Sitting on the northern shore of Lake Chapala — Mexico’s...
We only booked a week in Zihuatanejo. We stayed five. That’s not an exaggeration for effect — it’s just what happens once you settle into “Zihua’s” rhythm: mornings watching fishermen unload the night’s catch at the fish market, afternoons on the beach with grilled red snapper, guacamole and an ice-cold Sol, and a pace of life that...
Morelia, the capital of the state of Michoacán, is one of Mexico’s most underrated colonial cities — a UNESCO World Heritage historic centre built almost entirely from pink cantera stone, a few hours from both Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende, and still well off the main tourist circuit. Here are the five things worth prioritising, plus a few extras if you...
Most travellers treat Puebla as a day trip from Mexico City — two hours in, wander the Zócalo, eat a cemita, drive back. We did that math too, then stayed four days and still left with a list of things to come back for. Puebla is Mexico’s fourth-largest metro area, sitting quietly under the shadow of two active volcanoes, with more UNESCO-listed colonial...
Our guide at Uxmal talked for two hours without stopping. He waxed lyrical about every Rain God mask on every temple, explained the difference in style between one carving and the next, told stories of daily life in the ancient city — how they collected water, how they celebrated, how they calculated the movements of Venus to plan their crops. He knew everything and...
We arrived in Celestun on a clear February morning, having driven 90km west from Merida with our driver George, and the first thing we noticed — before the flamingos, before the mangroves, before anything else — was the quality of silence. After the noise and energy of Merida, Celestun felt like someone had turned down the volume on the world. Sandy streets, pastel...
We arrived in Tepoztlan because of three Mexican street dogs. We had accepted a housesitting assignment caring for them, and Tepoztlan was simply where the assignment happened to be. We had barely heard of it. We looked it up on a map, saw that it was 82km south of Mexico City, and thought: fine, a month in a Mexican town, how interesting can it be? Four weeks later...
We arrived in Tlaquepaque on a Sunday night, expecting a quiet town of 6 kilometres from Guadalajara that had shut up shop for the evening. We were wrong — spectacularly wrong. After checking into our hotel, we followed the sound of laughter and music down four blocks of darkened streets, the noise growing louder with every corner we turned. What we found at the end...
The jungle is louder than you expect. Before you even see the ruins, you hear them — howler monkeys calling through the canopy, birds you cannot name filling the humid air with sound, the creak and drip of a rainforest doing what rainforests do. And then you turn a corner on the path and the Temple of Inscriptions rises out of the green, sudden and enormous, a 23...
Welcome to the breathtaking world of the Sumidero Canyon in Mexico! Nestled within the lush landscapes and rich biodiversity of Chiapas, this awe-inspiring natural wonder offers a glimpse into the sheer beauty and grandeur of Mother Nature. As you embark on a Sumidero Canyon day tour, prepare to be captivated by towering limestone cliffs, cascading waterfalls, and an...