Taxco
A picturesque old town full of silversmiths (Mexico)
Tag: colonial city
Puebla and Cholula
Colonial cities, the world’s largest pyramid and an active volcano in sight (Mexico)
Oaxaca
Old town in Oaxaca de Juárez, ruins of Monte Alban, excursion to Mitla and Hierve el Agua (Mexico)
Chiapas
Mayan ruins in Palenque, view on the Sumidero Canyon, colonial city of San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico)
Yucatán
White beaches with turquoise sea, grand Mayan ruins, colourful colonial towns and the fascinating cenotes (Mexico).
Quebrada de Humahuaca
A valley steeped in history with brightly coloured mountains, colonial towns and pre-colonial ruins in northwest Argentina
Valles Calchaquíes (with Quebrada de Cafayate, Cachi and Los Cardones)
Colourful canyons, pretty colonial towns and cacti in the triangle between Salta, Cachi and Cafayate (Argentina)
Vigan
A pretty old town with a fusion of Spanish colonial style and the influence of Chinese traders in northern Luzon (Philippines).
Bogotá
In the capital of Colombia and excursion to Laguna Guatavita
Arequipa and Isla del Sol
A beautiful city in southern Peru and an island in Lake Titicaca in Bolivia
Three night buses away…
From Ecuador to Northern Peru: Stop in Trujillo on the long way to Huaraz
Quito in the rain, caldera lakes and market in Otavalo
Travelogue Ecuador: Market in Otavalo and the Laguna Cuicocha, Culture in Quito and the Caldera of the Laguna Quilotoa
Cuba
Isn’t it fascinating how stubbornly this small country and its inhabitants defy everything that befalls them? The collapse of the Soviet Union, economic blockade, the lack that comes with it…. Who knows what will happen when Fidel is gone; high time I thought, to drink a mojito to the revolution on this green island lapped … Continue reading “Cuba”
Chiapas…Tikal…Gracias…
¡Zapata vive! The occupation of the colourful colonial town of San Cristobal de la Casa in Chiapas (Mexico) on 1 January 1994 was the start of the EZLN rebellion. Today, Zapatista dolls and Subcomandante Marcos shirts can be bought on every corner here, because the guerrillas had finally conquered the hearts of the left in … Continue reading “Chiapas…Tikal…Gracias…”
Guatemala
How pleasant to be met by Marta at the airport! We spend the first night in Guatemala City, a chaotic metropolis with broken, crowded streets, street kids, …. In a minibus we drive down from the coffee town of Coban through beautiful tropical karst landscape. In a village with a colourful market, more and more … Continue reading “Guatemala”
Penang
Island with British Colonial Town and Chinese Temples in Malaysia
Melakka
Old town with Dutch colonial buildings in Malaysia
Luang Prabang
The old royal city of Laos
Vang Vien
Caves, hammocks and cone karst in the backpacker mecca of Laos