Mexico Travel

One April morning I left the Mexico border and walked north on the Pacific Crest Trail. For five months I hiked through the California desert, the snows of the Sierra Nevada, and the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington. My goal was to succeed in an epic challenge: to hike 2,650 miles and reach Canada before the October snows.

In the summer of 1978, 21-year-old Paul Wilson jumps at the chance to join two local icons on a dream surf trip to mainland Mexico, unaware their ultimate destination lies in the heart of the drug cartel country. Having no earthly idea of where he’ll get the money to pay his share and determined to prove his mettle, he does the only thing he can think of: He robs a supermarket.

This book shares information for Americans about the joys and advantages of living as ex-pats in Mexico. Topics covered include the cost of living, climate, crime and safety, banking, visas and other documents, and advice for women living alone.

In 1938 Graham Greene was commissioned to visit Mexico to discover the state of the country and its people in the aftermath of the brutal anti-clerical purges of President Calles. His journey took him through the tropical states of Chiapas and Tabasco, where all the churches had been destroyed or closed and the priests driven out or shot.

Do you want to travel through Mexico with ease and elegance getting what you need when you need it? This is the solution for your communication problems when you travel to Mexico.

A Lifetime to Get Here: San Miguel de Allende, the first in a series of two, was created from the author’s almost-daily blogs about visiting San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, for increasing amounts of time and in different seasons, spanning winter 2009 to the conclusion of 2012. The culmination of those years was the sale of her house in her fourth-generation hometown of Philadelphia and her permanent settlement in Mexico.

Convencido de que quizá la Ciudad de México no sea el lugar más aconsejable para vivir, pero también de que es tan intrincada y apasionante que resulta imposible abandonarla, Villoro propone este libro escrito desde la devoción del urbanita recalcitrante y maravillado que se despliega como un rompecabezas infinito: los atajos viales, el cine de luchadores, los héroes nacionales, el comercio tepiteño, la tramitología gubernamental, el enigma de las vulcanizadoras, las incontables multitudes, la ingesta de chile, los templos ancestrales.

Escaping their lives in California, Clark and his best friend Rudy load up a temperamental V.W. bus and - with a year's supply of LSD - head south of the border for a carefree adventure. Ride along with them from Tijuana to Cancún as they make friends and enemies, explore Mesoamerican ruins, and drink far too much tequila.

Más allá de la cama, la banda chilanga usa la ciudad para liberar sus deseos carnales y encontrarse en los lugares más bizarros para producir el acercamiento estrecho de sus cuerpos. En esta serie, Andrea Mireille desnuda la ciudad y la recorre en profundidad hasta acabar sorprendiéndonos con un recorrido orgásmico que atraviesa parques, vagones del metro, azoteas, baños... Si de gozar se trata, ¿qué sucede cuando el placer toma la calle? Aparecen los lugares más bizarros para co*er en la ciudad…

In the tradition of Into the Wild comes an instant classic of outdoor literature, a riveting work of uncommon depth. I’m planning on doing four days in the jungle.... It should be difficult to get lost forever: These were the haunting last words legendary adventurer Roman Dial received from his son, before the 27-year old disappeared into the jungles of Costa Rica. This is Dial's intensely gripping and deeply moving account of his two-year quest to unravel the mystery of his son's fate.

Aquí quien busca encuentra, y para hallar auténticas joyas no hacen falta brújula, mucha experiencia ni olfato de sabueso: ya sea ropa, accesorios o alimentos, en los tianguis encuentras algo, vayas buscando o no. Pásale a nuestro especial de tianguis, con la música, el griterío, todo tipo de productos, colores y sabores de fondo en el ambiente. Y una vez dentro, llégales a los cerros de prendas. Zambúllete y explora.

Todos llevamos recuerdos de familiares, amigos o mascotas, la intención de este pequeño libro, más allá de querer regresar el tiempo, pretende enamorar a sus lectores con pequeñas historias que incluyen una dosis de costumbres, cultura y vivencias en el corazón de México. Esperamos que lo disfrutes.

No importa la época del año, es momento de sacudirse la polilla, salir del sillón, y empezar a hacer actividad física para ser personas más saludables. Por eso, en esta serie te presentamos 10 ejercicios que puedes practicar en la CDMX para entrarle de lleno a la vida fit; mientras recordamos que actividades como correr, nos permiten conocer la ciudad, explorarla, conectar con uno mismo y hacer comunidad. Y si ni así te convencemos para que te actives, te decimos dónde puedes jugar al juego de pelota como nuestros ancestrxs prehispánicxs.

Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A 40-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than ever, as the town fills with hopeful border crossers and the deportees who have been caught and brought back. And it is here that Paul Theroux will begin his journey into the culturally rich but troubled heart of modern Mexico.

Oliver Sacks is well known as an explorer of the human mind - a neurologist with a gift for complex, insightful portrayals of people and their conditions. However, he is also a card-carrying member of the American Fern Society, and since childhood has been fascinated by these primitive plants and their ability to survive and adapt in many climates. Oaxaca Journal is Sacks' spellbinding account of his trip with a group of fellow fern enthusiasts to the beautiful, history-steeped province of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Welcome to this comprehensive Mexico travel guide, a gateway to a country that seamlessly blends ancient legacies with modern vibrancy, cultural richness with natural beauty. As you listen to this guide, you will embark on a journey that unfolds like a tapestry, each chapter revealing a different hue of Mexico's enchanting landscape. Our guide is designed to be your companion, providing insights and recommendations for a holistic exploration.

Just before her 40th birthday, Gail Francis quit her perfectly good job and set out to hike one of the great trails of the world. Carrying everything she needed on her back, Francis spent five months walking from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail. Along the way, she lost her pack scrambling over scree in the desert, struggled to navigate high mountain passes, and wore the soles off her boots trekking across lava fields - all within some of the most pristine wilderness in the nation. Though she set out alone, her story includes an eclectic cast of characters.

Con las plumas maestras de Gabriela Warkentin y Adrián Roman, en esta serie vemos la eterna mirada de los perritos en esta ciudad en donde a veces nos llenan y los llenamos de amor, pero en otras, también los maltratamos.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Puerto Vallarta. Greater than a Tourist: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, by author Lucia Julieta Palomera Leyva, offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the friendliest city in the world, Puerto Vallarta. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Horizontal Vertigo: The title refers to the fear of ever-impending earthquakes that led Mexicans to build their capital city outward rather than upward. With the perspicacity of a keenly observant flâneur, Juan Villoro wanders through Mexico City seemingly without a plan, describing people, places, and things while brilliantly drawing connections among them.