I spent last week at Hostal Zócalo in Mérida. I love this place: the center-of-everything location, the elegant, old-world architecture, and the warm, casual atmosphere make it a real treat. The hostel is located directly on the south side of the zócalo (central plaza), just to the right of the famous 400-year-old Casa de Montejo [...]
I spent all of last week in Mérida, the largest city on the Yucatán peninsula. I had been there once before, just about a year ago, and wrote and posted photos of that visit in this blog, here (will open in a new browser window or tab). Worth checking out as well, since I tried [...]
An famous and breathtaking view of Xalapa from the city’s beautiful Parque Juárez. Yesterday I left Tulum in the early morning and took a Mexicana Airlines flight from Cancun to Veracruz City. From the airport I took a bus to Xalapa, the state capital of of Veracruz, about 55 miles northwest. Xalapa, population roughly 400,000, [...]