On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Vinayak Hegde <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yucatan is on the other coast. How do you plan to go across Mexico? IIRC, > > Virgin America and Aero Mexico have non-stop flights from LA to Cancun. > > > > Here are some recommendations in Yucatan: > > > > * I recommend renting a car for the time you are in the Yucatan. It gives > > you a lot more mobility and you can travel the back roads and end up > > experiencing some amazing places. The traffic in the Yucatan is very > easy to > > manage. > > > > * Spend at least a couple of nights in the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. > > There is a bunch of rustic bungalows on the beach inside the reserve. The > > Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve is about 1-2 hours drive south of Cancun (a > > very convenient and well connected airport to fly into from LA). > > > > * The Maya ruins of Tulum are close to the biosphere reserve > > Yup planning to go to Tulum and Playa Del Carmen. > > This is roughly the trip plan. > http://www.intrepidtravel.com/mexico/ultimate-central-america-2308#overview > > How easy is it to get around by bus (tica bus ?) (and basic Spanish) ? > I can only speak for Mexico. It is pretty easy to get around with basic Spanish. I rented a car when I was there and don't know about the public transport situation. > > * Spend a couple of nights at one of the Haciendas that have been > converted > > into a boutique hotel. There a handful of them and most of them are > somewhat > > expensive. One that is affordable - though, small and a little run down > but > > full of character - is the Hacienda Yaxcopoil > > > > * Definitely visit Merida on the weekends. They have some great free > public > > cultural, music and dance shows in the city center. Merida also has some > > awesome Yucateca food > > > > * Visit the Chicxulub crater and see what killed the dinosaurs > > > > * At least a day in Chichen Itza > > > > * If you swim, then try swimming in one of the cenotoes > > Yup planning to do that. Any good reading on the different cultures ? > I don't have a lot of time but am interested in history. > If you are interested in the connections between India and Mexico, you could see if you can find any traces of M.N. Roy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._N._Roy>(the founder of Communist Parties of India and Mexico) in Mexico. The only traces I've been able to find of Roy, ironically, is a couple of private clubs named after him - one in Mexico City and one in Merida. Thaths > Any recommendations for Oaxaca ? > > Thanks for the inputs ? > -- Vinayak > > -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo! Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
