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Baja California on the road

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Baja California, geographic appendix of the homonymous American state, is the ideal destination for an adventurous road trip. It offers desert landscapes, paradisiac beaches and crystalline waters, beautiful colonial cities with ancient Jesuit missions a full immersion into real Mexican life! Baja California on the road SAN JOSE' DE LOS CABOS San José is the perfect place to start your exploration of Baja California Sur . Here is one of the main airports of the peninsula, plenty of options in terms of accommodation, food and shopping in general. The sand is golden and the water is crystalline, and although often the currents are too strong for either snorkeling or swimming, there are a couple of beautiful coves along the coastline such as Playa Chileno and Playa Santa Maria mostly protected from the winds. Other than that, the coast from San José del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas , offers various spots for windsurfing or just to lay down sunbathing. Sadly, we have to ...

On The Road

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Our favourite mean of transport when traveling is always car. And the reason is that it makes us independent: we are free to stop whenever and wherever we want and we can create our route unrestrictedly, that is always the best part of a trip preparation.  Last but not least, it gives us full responsibility of our destiny, which we find much better than putting our lives in a crazy bus driver's hands! We have been driving anywhere we have been and it has always been quite an experience. Sometimes a dangerous experience but, for us, it works perfectly. The most amusing side of it, is what you can see around you and all the weird things that you can capture... We had the chance to encounter a few characters on our trips, such as the street food stall on the motorbike and the salad transporter of Indonesia.... ....or the 2 men trying to saw the road (don't ask why?!) But there is more to that....a few political creative drawings and boards.... ...

20 Maya ruins in 20 days

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If you are visiting Southern Mexico you can't miss to visit some ancient Maya sites . Here you can find useful info on what we have seen in 20 days around the Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Chiapas. Please note that all opening sites and ticket prices are updated at October 2011. 1. Coba  (extended site) Open 8-17 Ticket: 51 mex pesos A bit too touristy. Great pelota ball court. Highest pyramid in Yucatan peninsula (accessible for visitors) with dramatic views from the top. Bicycle taxis available. Cobà pyramid 2. Chacchoben (small site) Open 8-17 Ticket: 41 mex pesos Perfectly kept. Very friendly and helpful manager. Not touristic at all. Peaceful. 3. Kohunlich (medium sized site) Open 8-17 Ticket: 49 mex pesos Best preserved and most beautiful decorative masks (mascarones) we have ever seen. Magical and scary atmosphere due to a tropical storm. Mascarones, Kohunlinch 4. Dzibanche' (large site) Open 8-17 Ticket: 42 mex pesos Stunning tropical jung...