{"id":4662,"date":"2019-11-28T23:58:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T23:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wiki.davelevy.info\/?p=4662"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:51:48","slug":"mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mexico has a sad and long history, having finished Class Wargames, I am looking to pick up, <a href=\"https:\/\/lmgtfy.com\/?q=alicia+chavez+book+mexico\">&#8220;Mexico, a brief history&#8221;<\/a>. Here are my other notes &amp; links &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201223162113\/https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/mx.html\">https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/library\/publications\/the-world-factbook\/geos\/mx.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/location\/americas\/north-america\/mexico\/report-mexico\/\">https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/countries\/americas\/mexico\/report-mexico\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/mexico\/safety-and-security\">FCO travel advice Mexico, safety and security<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Regeneration_Movement\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Regeneration_Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>And some more,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mexicosolidarityproject.org\/\">Mexico solidarity project<\/a>, wonder if they organise trips, not sure but have pointed at <a href=\"https:\/\/cooxmayab.com\/about-us\/\">cooxmayab.com<\/a> who are a union of cooperatives committed to the practice of responsible, solidarity-based, fair and conscious tourism in the Yucatan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g150800-Activities-Mexico_City_Central_Mexico_and_Gulf_Coast.html\">Activities in Mexico City, Central Mexico and its Gulf Coast<\/a> from trip advisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conde Naste <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/gallery\/best-museums-in-mexico-city\">on Mexico City&#8217;s museums<\/a>, and Time Out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/mexico-city\">things <\/a>to do and see.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1290\/\">Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/monarchbutterflies-alexguillaume-unsplash-w750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/monarchbutterflies-alexguillaume-unsplash-w750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/monarchbutterflies-alexguillaume-unsplash-w750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/monarchbutterflies-alexguillaume-unsplash-w750-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To get around, it seems that you have to <a title=\"from Kitti around the world\" href=\"https:\/\/kittiaroundtheworld.com\/the-ultimate-guide-to-travelling-around-mexico-by-bus\/\">use buses\/coaches<\/a>, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oVO0VYhpTCQ?si=sMkB4qWjOguZbLbx\">only one passenger train service<\/a>. According to Wikipedia, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rail_transport_in_Mexico\">projects in the pipeline and also museums<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitti, who comments on the buses above, recommends, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/viator.tp.st\/3LeuFY5K?is_emerald=true&amp;is-emerald=true&amp;install_type=am_highlights_block&amp;journey_id=eEgWhY_S61Yljt7dlHkEq\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fly in a hot air balloon<\/a> over one of the most spectacular places in Mexico, the Teotihuac\u00e1n Valley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience this history first hand with <a href=\"https:\/\/viator.tp.st\/NE9OK0il?is_emerald=true&amp;is-emerald=true&amp;install_type=am_highlights_block&amp;journey_id=xUIa7C63dHP0d8JUmkf5N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a full-day tour<\/a> to Chichen Itza, Cenote and Valladolid from Cancun or the Riviera Maya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ideal for travellers looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/viator.tp.st\/83rg55XX?is_emerald=true&amp;is-emerald=true&amp;install_type=am_highlights_block&amp;journey_id=laXvcqjXMEIehEpZCXZDu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a full day of outdoor adventure<\/a>, this tour combines an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) off-road session with ziplining, swimming, and tequila tasting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talking of Tequilla tasting, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attraction_Review-g150798-d3338585-Reviews-Jose_Cuervo_Express-Guadalajara_Guadalajara_Metropolitan_Area.html\">the Jose Cuervo express<\/a>, in this case from Trip Advisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/viator.tp.st\/J7XPu9Zq?is_emerald=true&amp;is-emerald=true&amp;install_type=am_highlights_block&amp;journey_id=L9Val6TC6SeOc-XOe9BGs\" target=\"_blank\">Buy your tickets to the Frida Kahlo Museum<\/a> in advance and explore a collection of personal items, sketches, paintings, and furniture that reflect Kahlo&#8217;s life and work, although, I prefer the work of her husband, Diego Riviera, whose masterpiece, the History of Mexico is at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. See also <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240606103009\/https:\/\/blog.artsper.com\/en\/get-inspired\/diego-riveras-top-ten-works\/\">https:\/\/blog.artsper.com\/en\/get-inspired\/diego-riveras-top-ten-works\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/viator.tp.st\/AA5KxbLW?is_emerald=true&amp;is-emerald=true&amp;install_type=am_highlights_block&amp;journey_id=QxsRdVsrwbOWWkps4gHG2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Escape for the day to Xcaret<\/a>, Mexico&#8217;s ecological and archeology park located in Riviera Maya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.co.uk\/Attractions-g150768-Activities-Mexico.html\">Attractions-g150768-Activities-Mexico<\/a> by trip advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exottica<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoticca.com\/uk\/tours\/america\/12764-colonial-charms-central-highlands\">people have a tour<\/a>, its a bit steep and they ask for a very high deposit. I shan&#8217;t be doing it in 2025 and it might be best to wait &#8217;till nearer the time as the price drops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Railways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>it seems they&#8217;re not as shit as I&#8217;d read. Here is a link, <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/f\/f5\/130503_Mapa_Ferroviario.pdf\">Mapa Ferroviario Mexico<\/a> and an image made by me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mexico-railways-via-wikipedia-cc-AsoMexFFCC-2014-BY-SA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mexico-railways-via-wikipedia-cc-AsoMexFFCC-2014-BY-SA-1024x764.png\" alt=\"a map of the mexican railway system, 2014\" class=\"wp-image-12921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mexico-railways-via-wikipedia-cc-AsoMexFFCC-2014-BY-SA-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mexico-railways-via-wikipedia-cc-AsoMexFFCC-2014-BY-SA-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mexico-railways-via-wikipedia-cc-AsoMexFFCC-2014-BY-SA-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mexico-railways-via-wikipedia-cc-AsoMexFFCC-2014-BY-SA.png 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course my map<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1ITr8c6XHmTj9kWGzLZ8IYSZqdiG3X8E&#038;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico has a sad and long history, having finished Class Wargames, I am looking to pick up, &#8220;Mexico, a brief history&#8221;. 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