Category Archives: Tourism and Travel

Tourism and Travel in Mexico.

More Foreigners Visiting Mexico

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Allan Wall

Despite the highly-publicized violence in Mexico, foreign tourism to Mexico continues to grow. According to one prediction, in 15 years Mexico could be in the top five tourist destination countries. From Mexico News Daily: “Mexico continues to be one of … Continue reading →

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The Sinking of the Marigalante

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Allan Wall

Puerto Vallarta is a resort city on Banderas Bay on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Our family visited there when the boys were little. One of the longstanding attractions at Puerto Vallarta has been the Marigalante, a replica of the Santa Maria, … Continue reading →

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Fireflies, Meteors and Milky Way at Sierra de Organos National Park

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Allan Wall

This photograph is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 2nd, 2025. It was photographed on July 29th and 30th at Mexico’s Sierra de Organos National Park (Parque Nacional Sierra de Órganos) in Zacatecas state. Here is NASA’s explanation: … Continue reading →

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Tourism to Mexico Going Up, Tourism to the U.S. Going Down

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Allan Wall

Tourism to Mexico is going up, tourism to the U.S. is going down. That’s what recent stats show. On September 19th, Newsweek published an article entitled Mexico Sees Tourism Boom as US Sees Sharp Decline. Here’s how the article begins: … Continue reading →

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How Safe is Mexico for Tourists? The State Department Travel Advisory Can Help.

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Allan Wall

How safe is it for Americans to travel to Mexico? On the one hand there are terrible stories of violence emanating from south of the border. On the other hand there are tens of millions of Americans who visit Mexico … Continue reading →

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Mexicans Visiting Mexico Say Mexican Officials Worse than U.S. Migration Agents

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Allan Wall

Mexicans who live in the U.S. have long complained about being taken advantage of by Mexican officials when they go back to visit Mexico. A recent article in Mexico’s Excelsior quotes such U.S.-resident Mexicans who were passing through Hermosillo in … Continue reading →

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Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Taken Over by Protesting Teachers

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Allan Wall

The Mayan site of Chichen Itza is one of Mexico’s most famous archaeological tourist destinations. I’ve been there a couple of times, it’s a fascinating site. On June 11th, 2025, Chichen Itza was taken over by protesting teachers. From Mexico … Continue reading →

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Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Allan Wall

Cinco de Mayo – May the 5th, is the Mexican holiday celebrating the Mexican victory over the French army on May the 5th, 1862, at Puebla, east of Mexico City. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, as many … Continue reading →

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Cuatro Cienegas Basin Seen From Space

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Allan Wall

Cuatro Cienegas is located in the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico. In Spanish you might see it written as one word (Cuatrociénegas) or two (Cuatro Ciénegas).  It’s an interesting area. Cuatro Ciénegas means “Four Marshes”. In current scientific terminology, … Continue reading →

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The Maya Train

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Allan Wall

The Maya Train (Tren Maya), a project begun during the previous administration of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), was recently completed. Here’s a photo of the Maya Train in the Merida station: The Maya Train is located in the Yucatan … Continue reading →

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