Category Archives: Tourism and Travel

Tourism and Travel in Mexico.

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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Foreign Arrivals Decrease at Cancun, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta Airports

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Allan Wall

Recent data show a decrease in foreign arrivals to Mexican tourist destinations Cancun (Caribbean coast), Los Cabos (south end of Baja California peninsula) and Puerto Vallarta (Pacific coast). From Travel and Tour World: “Mexico’s airports in Cancun, Los Cabos, and … Continue reading →

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Fewer Americans Dining in Tijuana, So Restaurants Going Bankrupt

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Allan Wall

Tijuana is a Mexican border city on the far west end of Mexico, across the border from San Diego, California. In fact, Tijuana and San Diego and other cities actually form a transborder metroplex of five and a half million … Continue reading →

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Architectural Digest Names Mexico’s San Miguel de Allende World’s Fourth Most Beautiful City

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Allan Wall

Architectural Digest recently published their list of “The 20 Most Beautiful Cities in the World.” The number one city on the list was Adelaide, Australia. In the #2 position was Tallinn, Estonia. City #3 was Portsmouth, Dominica. In the #4 … Continue reading →

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Return from a Trip to Mexico

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Allan Wall

I recently returned from a trip to Mexico, which I referred to in this previous article. The trip went well and we returned safely. According to Statista.com, in 2023, 36.71 million Americans traveled to Mexico. That was an increase over … Continue reading →

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Global Guardian Firm Tells Americans to Be Careful in Mexico

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Allan Wall

Newsweek reports that the Global Guardian security firm is warning Americans to be careful in Mexico. I’m currently in Mexico and saw the article yesterday. If you’d told me yesterday not to go to Mexico it would have been too … Continue reading →

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