Group @ Uxmal |
Arriving in Mexico City |
Mauricio & Nela on the Bus |
our bus for the week |
our first hotel - Hotel Premier in Mexico City |
La Reforma Boulevard |
CUAUHTEMOC Statue |
Zona Rosa |
Joel & Eddie on first night |
Angel on Monument |
Independence Monument |
Girls Table - first night dinner |
Boys Table @ Dinner |
Clark & Hank |
Boris y la ley |
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our EF Tour Director Patti |
1st Night Meeting |
the Zocalo |
Catedral Metropolitana |
La Ley @ el Zocalo |
Mexican Independence Bell on National Palace |
Inside National Palace |
Diego Rivera Murals |
Las Indigenas |
Tour Guide Carlos |
"Tierra y Libertad" |
La Revolucion |
La Historia de Mexico |
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Mexican National Symbol |
Carlos |
Tenochtitlan |
Carlos talking to group |
Frida Kahlo |
Michoacan |
Los Esclavos |
Templo Mayor |
Quetzalcoatl @ Templo Mayor |
Cerutti @ Templo Mayor |
Eddie & Crew @ Templo Mayor |
Faith @ Templo Mayor |
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Chac Mool |
Matt @ Templo Mayor |
touring Templo Mayor |
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The Red Temple |
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Group @ Templo Mayor |
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Wall of Skulls |
Inside Metropolitan Cathedral |
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good idea Matt |
Group @ Catedral Metropolitana |
Basilica Antigua |
Inside Basilica of Guadelupe |
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View of Popocatepetl Volcano |
Basilica Nueva |
Cape of the Virgin Guadelupe |
Patron Saint of Mexico - Guadelupe |
Favela |
Roadside Mexican Favelas |
Teotihuacan |
Pyramid of the Moon |
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Avenue of the Dead |
connect! |
on top of Pyramid of the Moon |
Carlos @ Palace of Quetzalpapalotl |
Group @ Palace of Quetzalpapalotl |
Group on Avenue of the Dead |
Pyramid of the Sun |
Pyramid of the Moon |
Rosa! |
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Group Shot on top of Pyramid of Sun |
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Descending Pyramid of Sun |
Pyramid of Moon |
Pyramid of the Sun |
Maguey Fibers |
Maguey Demo |
Iztaccihuatl Volcano |
Rest Stop Espresso time |
Road Trip Mexico Style |
Inside Cholula Pyramid |
Boris after watching The Ring |
Thor & Beatriz inside Cholula Pyramid |
Don't Be Scurrred Rosa! |
Leaving Cholula Pyramid |
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Voladores de Cholula |
Voladores y Volcanoes! |
take it easy Mauricio!!! |
View of Puebla from Cholula |
Southern View of Popo - From Cholula |
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Nahid & Crew in Puebla |
Walking tour of Puebla |
Lunch in Puebla |
Viva la Revolucion! |
Puebla Mall |
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Dominican Cathedral in Puebla |
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extremely ornate |
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Beautiful Day in Puebla |
hollister? |
Shopping in Puebla |
Casa Beatriz |
Our Street in Puebla |
Zocalo de Puebla |
Just Married?! |
Spiderman in Puebla |
Puebla Drummers |
right in front of hotel |
Fire Juggling |
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La Venta |
Olmec Sculpture |
Olmec Chief |
Olmec Head |
Olmec Head |
Olmec Head |
from your hand? |
Is That Safe? |
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Swinging Bridges |
madness |
Alpha Male? |
Spider Monkeys |
Smart Monkeys |
Bad Monkey |
Turtle Lovin' |
Villahermosa @ Night |
Mauricio @ Villahermosa Government Palace |
Beatriz & Nahid |
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Thor, Ms. Hsu & Patty |
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La Ley |
Spiderman in Villahermosa |
Spiderman de Palmas |
Viva Chiapas! |
Palenque Pyramids |
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Group Shot @ Palenque |
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Lord Pakal |
Eddie making a Wish |
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leaving Palenque |
Cascadias de Palenque |
Palenque Rain Forest |
Matt w/ Leaf |
Walls of Campeche |
Old Spanish Fort |
weird light effect |
Eagle w/ Snake on Cactus!?! |
Campeche @ Night |
Golfo de Mexico |
Campeche Docks |
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Uxmal |
Cistern System |
Uxmal |
Magician's Pyramid |
Side View - Magician's Pyramid |
Birds of Uxmal |
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best guide on trip? |
Stelae Remains |
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Interlocking Serpents |
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Uxmal Ballcourt |
Uxmal Group Shot w/ Guide |
"All Smiles" Group Shot |
Pok-ta-Pok Ring |
Iguana in the shade |
Excavations & Restorations underway |
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Casa de Tortugas |
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Double Headed Jaguar |
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Thomas, Matt & Ms. Hsu @ Great Arch |
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Merida |
Merida Cemetary |
our first sight in Merida? |
Dia de los Muertos |
el Catedral de Merida |
Yarima in Merida |
in front of the Cathedral |
Pendentives! |
huge structure |
Covered Crucifix - for Semana Santa |
Facade of Government Palace |
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Bolivia! |
Government Palace |
a tired crew...... |
Yarima @ el Palacio del Gobierno |
Fernando Castro Pacheco Murals |
The Popol Vuh myth |
People Born out of Corn |
Death & the Underworld |
National Symbol - Eagle & Snake |
Nachi Cocon - Leader of Mayan Resistance |
Benito Juarez |
Gonzalo Guerrero - Father of First Mestizos |
Colonial Inquisition |
Friar Diego de Landa |
Yucatecan Slaves sold to Cuba |
The Caste War - more Mayan resistance |
the Spanish Conquest |
Eddie & Mexican Boy Scout |
Hammock Weaving |
Hammock Demo in Merida |
Ms. Hsu tries out the hammock |
thomas?!? |
hmmmm........ |
Coquetas |
Viva el Che! |
Chichen Itza |
The Great Ballcourt |
the ballcourt |
Restorations Underway |
the ball player |
Nose Piercings & Padding for the game |
Decapitated Team Captain |
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Pok-ta-Pok Ring |
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the ball court |
a living tree |
Another Iguana |
Run for it! |
Pyramid of Kulkulcan |
Sacbe |
La Yucateca |
Thor @ Cenote Sagrado |
Cenote Sagrado |
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displaced Chac-Mool |
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Dancers platform |
connect! |
the Observatory |
In the shade @ the Observatory |
Pyramid of Kulkulcan |
Face of Kulkulcan |
Ascending inner Pyramid |
Green Chac-mool & Jaguar Throne |
Temple atop inner Pyramid |
Faith going down inner Pyramid |
Lunch after Chichen Itza |
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our table |
La Cenote Xkeken |
cuidado! es peligroso |
descending into Cenote Xkeken |
dark & humid down here.... |
massive stalactite |
cool |
Xkeken (petting) Zoo |
Thor with Ocelot |
is that safe? |
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Cocodrilo |
Boar Family |
the infamous boar |
Angry Boar! |
Spider Monekys |
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pobresito |
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Voladores de Tulum |
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Voladore Close-Up |
4 Voladores x 13 revolutions = 52 |
the owl |
Tulum |
ready for the beach! |
that's the exit! |
en route to Tulum |
Matt |
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Heading down to La Playa Tulum |
first beach of the trip! |
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Matt @ Tulum |
Mauricio! |
Il Castilo de Tulum |
Leaving Tulum |
Xelha |
Macaws |
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do we have to leave? |
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que paso amigos? |
Leaving Xel-Ha |
en route to Isla Mujeres |
great day & great weather! |
Isla Mujeres |
lighthouse |
La Playa Isla Mujeres |
hanging in the hammocks |
Beatriz & Matt |
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Bomberos |
tamales! |
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Isla Mujeres |
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Playa Isla Mujeres |
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Boat Ride back to Cancun |
What an Amazing Day! |
Playa Chac-Mool |
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Senor Frogs |
Last night @ Club Verano Beat |
Pre-Dinner Gathering |
Cancun Bus Ride |
Eddie in Cancun |
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Rainforest Cafe |
Farewell Dinner |
What a crew! |
Joel & Matt |
Boris hanging on!? |
All Good things must come to an end... |