MexicoCity

Overview

The first section of our journey starts us in the vast and vibrant smog filled city of Mexico City. We will see the pyramids at teotithuacan and experience the nightlife of mexico city, mexican style. There is much ground to cover on our way to palenque and we can go via the gulf coast or through the centre of the country.

Plan of action

Day 1-3 Mexico City

Spend a few days in this enormous city of 24 million people. Se the central square and a few of it's many museums and take a day trip to teotituacan.

Top attractions

• Sinking cathedral
• The central square (The zocalo)
• Beetle taxis
• General hustle and bustle
• Museum of anthropology
• Murals and street art (esp Diego Rivera)
• Fida Kahlo museum
• Day trip to Teotithuacan

Wrestlers during a cage match

To Do

• Ride around in green VW Beetle taxis
• See a wrestling match (Lucha libre)
• See a free classical concert in the Auditorio National? (sundays at noon)
• See a bullfight at the Plaza Mexico (largest Bullring in the world - 19*22'58"N, 99*10'48"W) - Maybe too cruel (Yeah, I wouldn't like todo this, but seeing a rodeo or something as an alternative may be an idea --Marc )

I'd like to take us a 6 hour bus ride to Papantla on day 3 afternoon if this is possible so we can make an early start in El Tajin on day 4.

Day 4

Information on bus connections to Papantla is not that easy to come by but if we managed to get ourselves to Panantla we should spend today exploring the Archeological site of El Tajin, being sure to catch the flying dancers at 4pm. In the evening a bus to Veracruz is called for which will probably be 3 or 4 hours.

Day 5

Although the beach in veracruz is not that great, beneath the sea the diving is excellent so we could do a bit of that today, taking it easy in preparation for a...

INSANE OVERNIGHT COACH RIDE to Villahermosa, nearish Palenque, departing at 11pm and arriving at around 6am.

Onward connection

Villahermosa - Early morning day 6 - Very tired.