San Cristobal, Mexico
San Cristobal, Mexico
Back Into Thin Air From tropical Palenque we climb into the Chiapas highlands, and suddenly jackets come back out of the bags. San Cristóbal rewards walking: markets, colonial streets, cafés...
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Palenque, Mexico
Palenque, Mexico
Where the Jungle Swallows History Palenque should feel like we've driven into another world. We'll arrive early at the archaeological zone and walk through Maya ruins rising from dense rainforest...
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Villahermosa, Mexico
Villahermosa, Mexico
Into the Tropics The road east begins turning unmistakably tropical. Villahermosa gives us a transitional base before pushing deeper into Maya country, with Parque-Museo La Venta offering a fascinating introduction...
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Veracruz, Mexico
Veracruz, Mexico
Mountains to the Gulf Leaving Oaxaca eventually brings another dramatic transformation as high country gives way to the humid Gulf Coast. Veracruz is about ocean air, historic streets and slowing...
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Oaxaca City, Mexico
Oaxaca City, Mexico
Mezcal, Mountains & Earned Luxury Oaxaca deserves more than a quick overnight. We'll start with Monte Albán, wander markets and historic streets, and then disappear into the surrounding mountains before...
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Puebla, Mexico
Puebla, Mexico
Beneath the Volcanoes Puebla slows everything down. Colonial streets and tiled buildings sit beneath the enormous volcanic silhouettes of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, giving us a destination where history and wilderness...
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Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Trade Dirt Roads for City Lights Mexico City is proof that an overland expedition doesn't have to avoid civilization to be authentic. We'll park the FJ80 and spend a day...
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Guadalajara, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico
Tequila, Architecture & the Open Road The first run inland carries us away from the Pacific and into Guadalajara, where colonial architecture, modern Mexican culture and legendary food replace beach...
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Where the Road South Begins There are worse places to begin an expedition than beneath the palms of Puerto Vallarta. Before pointing the FJ80 toward the mountains, we'll give ourselves...
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