Travelling in Mexico
Mexico facts
OFFICIAL NAME: United Mexican States
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Republic of federated states
CAPITAL: Mexico City
POPULATION: 120,286,655
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Spanish
MONEY: Peso
AREA: 1,964,375 square kilometers
MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Sierra Madre
Visiting the Dzibilchaltun Ruins and cenote Merida
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Things to do in Campeche: Mexico’s cotton candy city
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Food from Oaxaca: The joy of Oaxacan Food
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23 of the best Mexican Street Foods
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Calaveras and dia de los Muertos skulls (Day of the Dead)
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Yucatan Food – deliciously earthy, hot and smoky
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Best food markets and food halls in N. America
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Visiting or moving to Progreso Mexico | Retiring to the Yucatan
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The Phenomenal Mayan Ruins of Uxmal
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What’s it like to live in Chelem?
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Chuburna Living the Ex-Pat Life in Mexico |Gulf Side
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Moving to Mexico the best tips for a new life or retirement
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The Rio Secreto an underground river tour
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Merida tours the best day trips from Merida Mexico
Best day trips from Merida Mexico Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the Yucatán as well as the largest city of the Yucatán Peninsula.
What are those gorgeous Mexican embroidered dresses called?
Mexican Embroidered Dresses In the Yucatan, we often saw the women and girls dressed in beautiful Mexican embroidered dresses or huipiles as they are known
Top six things to do in Mexico’s Stunning Yucatan Peninsula
Top Six Things to do in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Mexico has long been a favourite travel destination among international travellers. To be more specific though,
How to buy the best hammock in Mexico
Tips on Buying a Mexican Hammock Mexico is famous for its hammocks and in particular Maya hammocks are some of the best in the world.
14 Must Do’s in Merida | Things to do in Merida the safest city in Mexico
Things to do in Merida Mexico Merida on the Yucatán peninsula is one of the safest places in Mexico to visit and there is so
The secret Templo de los Falos at Uxmal Mexico
Templo de los Falos at Uxmal Mexico One of the best things about visiting Mexico is taking the opportunity to explore some of the many
Mysterious Aluxes the little people of Mexico Mayan Legends
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Top 10 tips for living in the Yucatan Mexico gulfside
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Visit the Lucas Galvez Market
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Visiting Merida the best things to do in the safest city in Mexico
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Best tips when visiting the Yucatan gulf-side
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Chicxulub Mexico the Gulf Coast- A fantastic place to retire to
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Uaymitun to Telchac the ExPat Life in Mexico
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