Toniná Chiapas Pyramid

Toniná Chiapas: I just came across an article stating that recent excavations (undertaken since 2010 by INAH, the Mexican National Institute of Archaeology and History) confirm that the “Acropolis” of Toniná, Chiapas, comprises one off the largest pyramids in Mesoamerica.  See the article link below.  The pyramidal structure measures 74 Continue Reading →

5 Exploratory Weekend-or-More Zihuatanejo Side Trips

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico Not only can you enjoy stretches of fabulous Pacific Ocean beaches while vacationing in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, but if you’re staying for a couple of weeks or more, you can take advantage of some quick side trips into the interior of Mexico for a change of scene during your Continue Reading →

Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico

The Monte Alban archaeological site is perched spectacularly on a mountaintop high above the valleys that surround Oaxaca City in Central Mexico. Visiting Monte Alban near the end of the rainy season, we were surrounded by hills and valleys wreathed in green. The slight overcast of the skies that morphed Continue Reading →

World Heritage Sites in Mexico

 The UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Mexico Of all the countries in the Americas, Mexico can boast of having within its boundaries the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites, counting both its cultural and natural sites. Mexico, as of May 25, 2014, has had thirty-two sites inscribed into the World Continue Reading →

Mexico’s Archaeological Discoveries 2013

The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has announced its most important discoveries for 2013, amongst which figure the discovery of the tail of a hadrosaur in the state of Coahuila and the prehispanic settlement of Chactún in the southern state of Campeche on the Yucatan Peninsula. The Continue Reading →

Tingambato Ruins, Mexico

I don’t know how well cute describes an archaeological site, but that’s the closest term I can find for the neat and compact ruins that are found just outside the town of Tingambato between Uruapan and Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Besides the archaeological site of Xihuacan (also called La Soledad de Maciel Continue Reading →