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Re: Mexico, east coast or west? Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:21:21 CST

Thanks, H. Michel. This is certainly helpful.

regards,

kz


"H. Michel" wrote in message
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> Before you visit any of the many ruin sin Mexico, I really recommend
a
> trip to the Templo Mayor and the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico
City.
>
> Tlaxcala, to the southeast of Mexico City, is a wonderful little
town
> to visit. On weekends, many people come here from Mexico City and
during
> the week it is very quiet. Near Tlaxcala are the Cacaxtla ruins with
> coloured frescos.
>
> Puebla, a colonial city, and nearby Cholula with its giant pyramid
with
> the tunnels inside, are also interesting and fascinating for
historical
> reasons.
>
> The route to Veracruz is historically important and also scenic.
Once we
> travelled the route that Cortez took from the coast to
Tenochtitlan
> (Mexico City), reading the journal all the way that one of his
> companions wrote at the time.
>
> The beaches on the east coast are not as beautiful, but there are
good
> beaches north (towards Papantla and Tajin) and south of Veracruz.
> Veracruz itself is very distinctive in food, sites and culture.
>
> Get yourself some good books about Mexican history and a good travel
> book (Moon, Lonely Planet, Green Michelin guide to Mexico, etc.), a
map,
> and do some reading. Then ,mark on the map the places that sound
> interesting and plan a route around that. The route to Veracruze is
> less touristed and takes you through some fascinating areas of
Mexico.
>
> Mexico is a marvelous country to travel in.