Category: Mexico
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Day 29 – Welcome to Guatemala! (Antigua, Guatemala)
We got up at 6:00 am, loaded all our luggage on the bikes, said good bye to San Cristobal and headed southeast towards Ciudad Cuauthemoc on the Mexican-Guatemalan border. The weather was perfect, the road was good and we reached the border town in less than three hours. As we were having breakfast at the…
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Day 28 – Lazy Day (San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico)
We decided to spend one day in Cristobal de las Casas, a beautiful colonial town, and have a good rest before a long trip to Antigua, Guatemala. After a late breakfast, we explored the neighborhood and then headed down to Zocalo, the central square. . Cerro de Guadalupe We wanted to find an English-speaking guide…
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Day 27 – Long Way through Oaxaca and Chiapas (San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico)
We left Oaxaca at sunrise, again without a breakfast, and headed south-east towards the Pacific coast. Our final destination was uncertain: either Tuxtla Gutierrez or San Cristobal de las Casas, depending on the road conditions. We new it was going to be a long day… The road was winding, but pretty fast, and the weather…
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Day 26 – Monte Alban and Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico)
Today we went to see Monte Alban, one of the best-known pre-Columbian Zapotec archeological sites, just few miles out of Oaxaca city. Jose, a very knowledgeable guide, provided us a wealth of interesting information during the two-and-a-half-hour tour. . Monte Alban in Oaxaca For lunch, we tasted some crunchy Chapulines (fried small grasshoppers) and then…
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Day 25 – Long and Winding Road (Oaxaca, Mexico)
We got up at sunrise and left Puerto Escondido without breakfast, since the local restaurant opened only at 9 am. As usual, we made a quick stop at Pemex to fill up the tanks and check the tire pressure; gas stations are few and far between on the road to Oaxaca. The climb through Sierra…