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Mexico & Guatemala

January 2005


Map & Table of Contents

This map shows where we've been - each dot is a place we visited, the grey lines show our route between them, and the numbers show where we were on which day. Move over a dot to see its name, and click on it to jump straight to the pictures of that place if you don't want to read the whole report. To see a day-by-day summary of our route, click on More.
:: More... ::

  • Day 0: plane from Brussels to Chicago, Chicago, plane to Mexico City
  • Day 1: Mexico City
  • Day 2: Teotihuacan, bus to Acapulco
  • Day 3: Acapulco, night bus to Puerto Escondido
  • Day 4: Puerto Escondido
  • Day 5: Puerto Escondido, bus to Oaxaca
  • Day 6: Monte Alban, Oaxaca, night bus to Tuxtla Gutierrez
  • Day 7: Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapa de Corzo, Canyon del Sumidero, bus to San Cristobal
  • Day 8: San Cristobal, bus to Palenque
  • Day 9: Misol Ha, Agua Clara and Agua Azul (day trip from Palenque)
  • Day 10: Palenque
  • Day 11: bus to Frontera Corozal, boat across the Usamacinta to Guatemala, bus to Flores
  • Day 12: Tikal (day trip from Flores)
  • Day 13: bus to Belize City, bus to Chetumal, bus to Cancun
  • Day 14: Cancun, rented car, drove to Tulum
  • Day 15: Tulum, Coba, drove to Xpujil
  • Day 16: Calakmul, drove to Campeche
  • Day 17: Campeche, Uxmal, drove to Merida
  • Day 18: Merida, Chichen Itza, Valladolid, to Cancun
  • Day 19: returned the car, to Isla de Mujeres
  • Day 20: Isla de Mujeres
  • Day 21: to Cancun airport, plane to Chicago, plane to Brussels


  Here's the full picture report, in four parts:

 

Part 1 - Chicago, Mexico City, Pacific Coast, Oaxaca (days 1-6). Chicago, Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Acapulco, Puerto Escondido, Monte Alban, Oaxaca.
 

Part 2 - Chiapas (days 7-10). Tuxtla Gutierrez, Cañon del Sumidero, Chiapa de Corzo, San Cristobal, Misol Ha, Agua Clara, Agua Azul, Palenque.
 

Part 3 - Guatemala and Belize (days 11-13). Frontera Corozal, Flores, Tikal, Belize City.
 

Part 4 - Yucatan (days 14-21). Cancun, Tulum, Coba, Calakmul, Campeche, Uxmal, Merida, Chichen Itza, Valladolid, Isla de Mujeres, going home.




2 Comments

Don Nisbet Tue 11 Apr 2006 @ 20:19
A great site! Just wanted to compliment you guys for sharing pics and words. My wife and I have visited many of the same places and areas in past years and your site triggered many fond memories. Thanks from frozen northern Canada.
Regards,
Don

Marije Tue 30 May 2006 @ 23:31
Thanks for sharing! I really enjoyed your pictures! It brought back some great memories and gave me some inspiration for my next trip!!


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