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by Jonathan Look | Sep 29, 2011 | Mexico, Photography, Travel
Modern Mayan Shaman in Front of a Chamulan Church San Juan Chamula, Chiapas may be the most famous of towns where the indigenous Mayan ancestors live in Mexico, but there are many other villages throughout Chiapas where Mayan tradition and the Mayan people still...
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by Jonathan Look | Sep 27, 2011 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
Driving through Mexico in Chiapas (Part One) Palenque Ruins in Chiapas Mexico On a map, Mexico Highway 199 looks pretty tame. It is designated as a two-lane, sometimes four, paved, relatively direct road up the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountain range beginning in the...
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by Jonathan Look | Sep 23, 2011 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
Temple of the Count at Palenque Mayan Ruin Site What Are the Palenque Ruins? The Palenque ruins in Chiapas are a medium-sized and very well preserved Mayan ruin dates back to 100 BCE. It was slowly developed over centuries and was occupied until 800 CE. It’s...
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by Jonathan Look | Sep 21, 2011 | Mexico, Travel
Market 28 in Cancun I am not usually one for craft markets and bargaining over a few pesos so I can feel like an ersatz little deal maker but I actually enjoyed meandering around Market 28 in Cancun for a few hours one morning a few weeks ago. One of the pleasures of...
by Jonathan Look | Sep 9, 2011 | Mexico, Travel
Our Front Yard in Xcalak, Mexico What Is it Like To Live in Xcalak? Preface The first place I moved after beginning the retirement adventure was Xcalak, Mexico; a beautiful village on the Yucatan Peninsula, on the Caribbean coast, not far from the border of Belize. My...
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by Jonathan Look | Sep 7, 2011 | Mexico, Philosophy, Travel
Senor Frog’s in Mahahual, Mexico (Circa 2011) Have You Really Been to Mexico? Being retired gives us a bit of time to more closely examine the “Costa Maya” and other places at a leisurely pace that the non-retired folks struggle to enjoy. Retirement...
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by Jonathan Look | Sep 3, 2011 | Mexico, Travel
At Least I Wasn’t This Overpacked Ever since we announced our plans to retire and travel the world we have been the source of constant unsolicited advice by people who get their opinions from cable news regarding the hardships and danger. This time I discuss our...
by Jonathan Look | Sep 1, 2011 | Mexico, Travel
Entrance to Cenote Azul in Bacalar, Mexico Where is Bacalar Cenote Azul? Bacalar’s Cenote Azul (sometimes called the Azul Cenote) located about 3 kilometers from the town of Bacalar, Mexico (map below) is, depending on who you ask is either the largest...
