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Mexico

House of Luis Barragan in Mexico City
Mexico, UNESCO

The house of Luis Barragan in Mexico City

by Westwards / 17 April 20151 September 2024

Before we travel in a new country, we usually have a look at the UNESCO World Heritage list. Most of …

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Vendor with baby behind dead chicken
Mexico

Visiting the Ruta Puuc – and detecting differences in Mexico

by Westwards / 28 November 20078 November 2023

To make creative use of the involuntary waiting time, Isa starts doing push-ups on the crossing. The second car in …

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Chocolate skulls
Mexico

The day of the dead – Dia de los Muertos in San Cristobal

by Westwards / 15 November 20071 November 2023

“My chocolate skulls are also popular. They are made with tamarind and almonds!” the market vendor points out to us. …

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Trail through the cloud forest in the Sierra Norte
Hiking, Mexico

Hiking with Zapotecs in the cloud forests of the Sierra Norte

by Westwards / 31 October 200722 February 2024

“Seat numbers 19 and 20, departure time 8:30,” the friendly clerk at the Flecha de Zempoaltepetl bus company tells us. …

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Skulls at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City
Mexico

Grisly Mexican Gods from Aztec to Catholicism

by Westwards / 21 October 20071 November 2023

The prisoners are led by a priest through a cheering crowd of commoners towards the towering, 40 m high pyramid. …

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