Archive for August, 2009

Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza was abandoned long before Columbus reached the “New World”, yet Maya culture continues to exert a significant influence today in the lives of millions.
During the “Dark Ages” of Europe, the Maya of Chichen Itza had a sophisticated mathematics and astronomy, and the only written language in the Americas.

Maya civilization and culture spread from [...]

Tags: , , ,

Cozumel

Cozumel “Land of the Swallows”, once the pirate hangout of Jean Lafitte, is Mexico’s largest island. Twelve miles off the Yucatan coast, this island paradise is only a 30 minute ferry ride from Playa del Carmen.
For thousands of years Mayan women have made the crossing from the mainland to worship Ixchel, the fertility Goddess [...]

Tags: , , ,

Cancun Nightlife

Cancun Nightlife actually never stops, but in the best traditions of Europe (and Mexico), don’t even think of going out before 10:30pm. Hardcore Cancun nightlife rocks from midnight till breakfast.
TripAdvisor Review:
“We went to Senor frog’s with a woman from Texas and her 2 young daughters and a couple from New Jersey and there son. The [...]

Tags: ,