Acayucan Small Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Spent ages trudging around Catemaco in the rain looking for a reasonably priced hotel with cable - well, it's ******* it down & no idea how much longer it will last and I'm down to the last few chapters of my last book, with little chance of finding a book exchange here! Catemaco is a small town on a shore of a pretty lake surrounded by lush jun...

Two weekends ago, Liz and I took a little trip. We found ourselves walking to the bus station nearby before dawn. A sleepy 3 hour ride and we were in the beautiful little town of Catemaco. A large lake was laced on one side with restaurants, houses and shops of various colours of pink, avacado green and aging yellow. Vendors sold Mexican goods m...

This is the nondescript town where Dad and I got throroughly drunk with a couple of guys that didn't speak any English (and, frankly, couldn't speak much Spanish by the time we arrived) at a no-name pollo joint on the side of the highway (that had some of the best grilled chicken I've ever had). We went there for dinner after a long day and they...

By the time we reached this point in the trip, the road conditions in Mexico had taken their toll on the vehicles and our bodies. It was late in the evening and we were tired. However, we still had a great distance to cover to get to the border. At this point, the hitch between the bus and the Toyota had been destroyed. The only thing holding it...

We had really, really enjoyed our time at the hacienda.....but, as usual, it felt extremely good to be back on the road again. Guess we're just simple vagabonds at heart! As we crossed the border from Guatemala into Mexico it seemed as if we were getting perilously close to home, but we had to keep reminding ourselves that we still have a few mo...

Lake Catemaco, where much of Mel Gibson's new movie Apocalypto was filmed

Settled in and just enjoying the city. So many modern things yet so much is what life would be like 40-50 years ago. Learned how to get a gas propane bottle changed. Wait for a truck with a guy banging a pipe wrench on a tank, then run out on the street to tell him "gas chico." Like the milkman used to be. The apartments each have their own prop...

Today I organized pictures and updated the site. Just relaxed. Taking less pictures. This place has some of the finest attractions Mexico has to offer.

Day started out pretty good. Light drizzle outside but not really muggy. Warm. Best sleep I had so far. Looked outside and the building walls are covered in Spanish graffiti. No idea what it says but in the dark it looked like a good place to sleep. Woke up alive so it must have been okay. Had my first transito police experience today. Checkpoin...

Another sunny day in Xalapa. Started the day off with a friend's roommate taking me to her student hairdressing school to get a haircut. They didn't speak English and I didn't speak Spanish. 10 pesos for a great cut, lots of fun and even ended up with a manicure for 5 pesos. Wandered around a huge outdoor farmer's market. Wanted to eat something...