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Today I went on a tour to Chiapa de Corzo and took a boat ride down the Sumidero Canyon which was really cool. The scenery was spectacular and also managed to see some crocodiles and monkeys.

Tonight I'm taking a nightbus to Palenque where there is a big ruins site in the jungle and then heading to Merida for the 15th as it will be Independence day here and looks like it will be a big party accross the whole of Mexico so looking forward to that.

Viva Mexico!

... za vecerjo. Matej je raje predcasno zapustil kraj zlocina, saj nam je vodic povedal, kaj se bo zgodilo s kokosko.

Pri molitvi uporabljajo tudi jajca, ki bojda preprecujejo vrocino, ce jih drgnes po celu. Tako pravijo tamkajsnji samani.

Na prednjem delu cerkve je bil velik kip Janeza Krstnika, ki je po njihovem pomembnejsi od Jezusa, ki je bil na njegovi levi.

Po ogledu vasic naju je cakala dolga pot nazaj v Palenque. 6 ur.

San Cristobal is a beautiful Mexican town. There are plenty tourists here but the great thing is that it is not a particularly expensive town. The streets are full of building after coloured building and even their churches are painted in such candy colours! We embarked on a horse tour up to one of the outlying villages. Which Becs got pretty excited about because she has never ridden a horse by herself but her wild west fantasy quickly diminished because the horses were just ...

... we found ourselves in the Parque Central, and decided to purchase a red rose from one of the many children wandering round with them. Despite their goods having only 5 more hours of shelf-life (I.e. before Valentine´s day was over), these kids still drove a hard bargain and would accept no less than 10 pesos for a single rose. Daryl could only find 9 pesos! So there we were stuck on our park bench with about 7 kids hanging ...

... indicating that he traveled over 80,000 kilometers in his explorations of the Canadian West. Considering that the traveling was done in unknown, mostly hostile territory by canoe, horseback or walking, my moniker - "the ultimate traveler" - is well earned.

Another one that comes to mind is Alexander von Humboldt (1776-1859) after whom a street is named here in Victoria, BC. He traveled widely in the exploration ...

... rannikolle pieneen Puerto Angelin kalastajakylään odottamaan vuoden vaihtumista. Vaikka vääränlaiset vatsamikrobit olenkin onnistunut toistaiseksi, uskomatonta kyllä, välttämään niin Puerto Angelissa otin pienen rehellisen välikuumeen, joten Päivi joutui lähinnä käymään yksinään biitsillä paikallisten vihellettävänä. Vuoden vaihtumisen perinteet eroavat Suomessa ja Meksikossa yllättävän vähän, eli pääosassa PA:ssakin olivat alkoholi ja holtiton rakettien ammuskeleminen v ...

19 October 2008 - Sunday Early but not too sprightly we arrived at Las Palomas Hostel in San Cristobal. It's very centrally located, and though we were placed in a 6-bedroom dorm, we had an en-suite bathroom making everything very comfortable and convenient. A shower later, and we were ready to explore the town. Our first stop was the very disappointing amber museum. I'd been looking forward to see Chiapas amber and that wasn't exactly what I'd had in mind ...

... to pray for who they want. Themselves would never travel to try to change people´s mind. Although i knew that this is what the church employs this kind of ways to convert people, i was shocked to discover their behaviour with the Mayas. We also went around the markets, entered a house of one of the chiefs of the town, and were told that people here only live among themselves and don´t accept anyone else but indegenous in the village. They have their own ...

Well, here we are in another sunny day. A relaxed Sunday to walk around this placid colonial town. From now on we will be using the word "last" quite often as the second phase of our trip comes to an end. - Phase I: South America - Phase II: Central America - Phase III: USA + Canada We basically have our last day in Mexico today, and we will move onto Guatemala again (no longer a "niu countri") where we will spend the last 10 days until we ...

... desert island on the map, you can't miss it, turn left at papua new guinea, the only country named after a fruit pig - the only dish i can cook is spaghetti bolognese. word is: i am now famous for this dish in southern mexico. the right amount of red chili forces the patrons to order more cerveza. clever trick - and tasty too. one customer asked for a seoncd serve of my pasta a la republic of congo. when the health inspectors came at five o'clock and found nine innocent ...