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by Jonathan Look | Jul 4, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
When my friend Jon Nieporte of Foundation Escalera and I decided that we wanted to go see the Whale Sharks migrating off the coast from Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula I was excited. But, Jon was already in Tulum and I had to figure out a way to get from San Cristobal de...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 25, 2012 | Adventure, Food, Mexico, Street Food, Travel
All over the central area of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico are these little carts selling Cervecita Dulce or sweet beer. It is one of the things that you see every day but never think to try. I asked a few friends what it was and they had never...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 18, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
It was just a simple conversation. My friend Richard and I were having a beer on the Guadalupe Andador in San Cristobal de las Casas when he casually mentioned that a few weeks before he had rented a bicycle and rode from San Cristobal through the mountains to Chiapa...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 15, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
Mammoth Caves and Water Bird Ecotourism Center On the road to Tenejapa, Chiapas, Mexico about ten minutes out of San Cristobal de las Casas is a new attraction called “La Grutas de Mamut Centro Ecoturístico Agua de Pajarito” or “The Mammoth Caves and Water Bird...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 13, 2012 | Adventure, Food, Mexico, Street Food, Travel
Grilled Rats for Rat Soup in Mexico In Search of Rat Soup When my friend Wes Nations, travel blogger extraordinaire at Johnny Vagabond suggested that we drive to the Saturday market just down the road from San Cristobal de las Casas, in Oxchuc, Chiapas to try sopa de...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 11, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Retirement, Travel
The Pyramid I Climbed at Tonina Mayan Ruin Site in Chiapas, Mexico I really didn’t know what to expect when I visited the ancient Mayan city site of Tonina this week. It is only a few hours from home, near Ocosingo, on the road from San Cristobal de las Casas to...
by Jonathan Look | Jun 3, 2012 | Adventure, Landscape, Mexico, Photography, Travel
Agua Azul Waterfall in Chiapas, Mexico Seems like there has been a bit of a theme here lately with regard to waterfalls. The truth is that there are many beautiful places here in Chiapas and a lot of them have waterfalls. A few weeks ago I was asked to go along with...
by Jonathan Look | Jun 2, 2012 | Adventure, Food, Street Food, Travel
Plate of Chicatana Ants When the rainy season begins in southern Mexico, flying ants called Chicatanas begin to leave their nests for mating. These insects swarm, often near streetlights where they are captured and placed into plastic bags. Apparently, they are very...
