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December 3, 2014
Yelapa, Jalisco, México
We caught a late afternoon bus out of Guadalajara, took our Dramamine, and settled in for the long curvy ride. We were going to be spending the night in Puerto Vallarta before continuing on to Yelapa the next day. Tourist destinations like Puerto Vallarta don’t appeal to us much, we have to admit, which is why we weren’t going to be doing a whole lot more than getting some late-night grub and rest. We checked into the Hotel Suites Mar…
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October 12, 2014
Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, México
Chiapa de Corzo is one of three Pueblos Mágicos in the state of Chiapas, the others being Comitán de Domínguez and San Cristóbal de las Casas. It is also extremely easy to catch a passenger boat tour through el Sumidero from here and makes an excellent day trip if you’re based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, it being located only some 15km from Tuxtla and easily accessible by collectivo/combi. Given our itinerary, we ended up spending two nights, rolling in late in…
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August 2, 2014
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas, México
Comitán de Domínguez is another Peublo Magico and one of three that we visited in Chiapas, the others being Chiapa de Corzo and San Cristóbal de las Casas. This is a very attractive pueblo with a beautiful central plaza and the town seems to be doing well. From what we could tell, the town is growing and people are enjoying a better quality of life. The central plaza hosts events and public music and dance nights on the weekends. Food around…
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