I’ve spent most of the last week in Mexico City, or Ciudad de México (CDMX): Mexico’s enormous, chaotic, and highly impressive urban epicenter. I’m left with the feeling that I didn’t fully explore CDMX (insofar as a city of this size could possibly be explored in six days). Sandwiched between the[…]
An excursion I have not seen anywhere else, but came across twice during my trip to Mexico, is a tour where they take you out kayaking at sunrise. So, you can bet that I did two different sunrise kayaking tours. The first was in Puerto Escondido, organized by “Eco Adventures”.[…]
Absolutely you should! After the whirlwind that was last week’s retreat, I decided to hang out in Puerto Escondido for a few more days and decompress. I picked up these wheels from a guy who knew a guy. The bike is basically held together with duct tape, but it was[…]
Near the town of Puerto Escondido on the Mexican Pacific coast, there is an ecolodge called Barbarenas. A month ago I messaged them about a yoga retreat I had found online. I received this response: “We are hosting an ayahuasca retreat from the 25th of February until the 1st of[…]
After an incredible 10 days in and around Oaxaca City, I decided to hop on a bus headed for the coast. Apparently this trip used to take all day, but now it’s only a few hours because of a highway that opened up literally weeks ago. (Everyone I spoke with[…]
Uh… maybe! For the last few days, I’ve been staying in a hotel that’s a bit on the outskirts, so I decide that some wheels would be useful. The good folks at Renta de Carra hooked me up with this Honda “Twistar” CBF125. I shall call you Zoro, and you[…]
Our third and last day featured a 12km hike from Latuvi (2422 meters elevation) to the Benito Juárez lookout point (3100 meters), and then back down to the town of Benito Juárez. By now, the elevation was getting noticeable in terms of both the vegetation and the temperature, making for much[…]
On Day 2, we embarked on this excursion’s namesake: The Camino Real trail, which used to be an important Zapotec commerce route. This historical 16km trail takes you from Lachatao – a town very close to Amatlan – to the village of Latuvi. The first couple hours of the trail[…]
The activity that originally made me want to come to Oaxaca was the multiday hiking through the Sierra Norte. The Sierra Norte is a forested mountainous region that is home to eight Indigenous villages, all connected by a web of hiking trails. The villages have a joint community initiative called[…]
On my third full day in Oaxaca City, I decided to venture out to the artsy Barrio de Jalatlaco. As one of the oldest neighborhoods in Oaxaca, this area of the city is known for its cobblestone streets and beautiful street art. Even though it’s not a particularly big neighborhood,[…]