Date Visited: September 4, 2021 These days it seems almost every minute of my day is filled up with something but I am bound and determined to make my goal of visiting every state capitol in North America. To do … Continue reading →
Date of Visit: 10/2/20 I have had a lot of questions from family, friends, and co-workers about traveling during COVID19. I have had a few people outright tell me traveling during COVID19 is dumb, I personally disagree with them. I … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 11/25/19-11/27/19 It didn’t take Hernan Cortez to get the itch to keep moving after he finished taking out the Aztec in 1521. For the next ten years he spent his time mopping up minor rebellions and angering the … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 11/24/2018 Just north of Puebla is the city of Tlaxcala. Tlaxcala is the smallest state in Mexico and is not a very well known state by foreigners. Truth is it is not very well known even by Mexicans. … Continue reading →
Visited: October 11, 2019 Nobody really knows the origin of the word Pachuca. The theory I like the best is that it comes from the word pachoa, which is Nahuatl for opening. I like this idea because Pachuca to me … Continue reading →
Date Visited: 10/11/2019 The oldest known history for Queretaro goes back to the third century when the tribal group called the Otomi established themselves in the valley that is today known as Queretaro. In about the 13th century the Aztecs … Continue reading →
Visited: September 1, 2019 Tamaulipas’ official name is “Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas” (the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas). It is a testament to those who would try to be overbearing on it’s citizens. To understand this one … Continue reading →
Visited: August 31, 2019 In Mexico there are these towns called Pueblo Magicos and they have the same effect on me as do official plaques in the USA. If I am close to a Pueblo Magico I feel compelled to … Continue reading →
Visited: August 31. 2019 To get to Zacatecas, we took off very early on the road to from Saltillo to Zacatecas. Sharing the road with lots of big trucks, that were very polite and always pulled over to let another … Continue reading →
Visited: August 30, 2019 Our speedy trip through the northern states of Mexico went from Monterrey over the mountains and down into Saltillo. Saltillo was conquered in 1577, but it wasn’t really populated until 1591. That was when the Spanish … Continue reading →
