Date Visited : May, 27-30, 2022 Colima, Mexico is an interesting place. Like many states in Mexico, the capital city and state share the same name. When I told my Mexican cousins I was going to Colima they told me … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 5/11/22 The state of Chiapas is traditionally Mayan, but curiously it has an Aztec name. This is because in 1486 the Aztecs invaded the then named Mayan city of Coyatoc and changed the name, both words mean “place … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 5/27/2021 When the Spanish entered Michoacan in 1521, thanks to a treaty with the Purepecha tribe, they quickly dominated with very little bloodshed. The original state capitol of Michoacan back then was Pátzcuaro, which right by a big … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 5/12/2021 I remember when I was a kid that there was a game that I really liked called Sid Meier’s Pirates! In this game you would be a sailor and you would sail different ships and you could … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 5/13/2021 Overall what you will notice about Villahermosa is how green it is. The city has some wonderful parks. Villahermosa means the “beautiful villa” but in Mexico it is known as “Capital del Edén” (Eden’s capital). This is … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 10/11/2021 Chilpancingo was established in 1591 by the Spanish. Despite having a very important role in the development of Mexico it is not a well known city or capital in Mexico. I think part of this is because … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 2/11/2021 In 1965 John Wayne sauntered into Durango, Mexico and bought a ranch he called La Joya. Ever since then Durango has been known as “la tierra del cine”, the land of movies. But the truth is Durango … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 10/7/2020 The state of Quintana Roo is kind of like two states. The northern part of Quintana Roo is the more popular side of Quintana Roo. Cancun is the most populous city of the state and is a … Continue reading →
Date Visited: March 19, 2022 Despite being right on the border with the United States and being the largest state by land mass in Mexico, the state of Chihuahua is not very well known. When an American thinks about Chihuahua, … Continue reading →
Date Visited: July 30, 2021 Sinaloa is a state that for a long time has been associated with those known as Narcos, those that deal in the drug trade, but the history of Sinaloa goes back a lot farther than … Continue reading →
