Thursday, October 12, 2006

- SOUTHERN ZONE: OAXACA, CHIAPAS, YUCATAN, CAMPECHE, TABASCO, QUINTANA ROO

ESPAÑOL
OAXACA STATE

The city of oaxaca ecuentra to about 500 kilometers of the DF, and to 6 hours in bus of the same one, are several lines that leave for there daily in different schedules, the cost goes of to 400 pesos (25-40 about 250 USD) simple ticket. Although other terminals with services exist towards that city, most of the buses leave of I COVER, that are the terminal of buses of the east, beaten and connected to the station San Lazaro of the Meter (by the way in the outskirts of these stations it is a zone of risk during the day and of high risk during the night, if it is not known, it is necessary to try on the inside to journey of the stations and terminals). Also it is possible to travel in airplane to that same destiny.

In the case of the bus it is possible to travel at night with great security i a line like ADO or Cristobal Colon and others that travel by the freeway (all those that they do around 6 hours) because she is extremely safe and comfortable.

The city of Oaxaca is famous for several reasons, firstly has mainly a well conserved architecture in the centric part with some constructions in very good state made in century XVI, exist near the city several archaeological zones of interest left by the culture zapoteca, a distinguishing culture of the zone. Thus, it is possible in hours to Monte Alban or Mitla taking an economic bus, of about 5 USD. Another one of the interesting elements is the food, the culinaria variety of Oaxaca is famous, its meats, garlic sausages, cheeses, candies are puden to consume in the markets public or in the streets, algunaos of those foods do not have comparison in any other part of the world, are direct inheritance of the pre-Hispanic elements and the Spaniards and French. in this same line some mythical foods or like chapulines exist (grasshoppers) that are sold by the streets like peanut, although sometimes by the season they can escacera, these of eat like cocktail snack when a beer is taken or the typical drink from the place: mezcal. The painting oaxaqueña has reached certain reputation by its characteristic colors and subjects, as well as the orginarios dresses of the place that imply colorful weaves different from the found ones in other parts of the country.

PRECAUTIONS. When becoming a tourist place, extremely oaxaca has increased the prices, now it must pay but to sleep in places that until years ago cost half less or, thus he is recommendable to try to stay itself not in center of the city but moving away some blocks but always verifying that they are safe zones, in the city of oaxaca, the majority they are it luckyly (if we spoke of the historical center).

When ys and between a goes away to the market near the princiapal seat (market 20 of November) that corridor deonde estan concinando the meats and smells wonderfully well, before requesting, it is necessary to ask for everything what it goes away to aconsumir, everything! including toritllas, and the basket where they serve them because usually they receive very expensive by any thing, unfortunately I arrive the “free commerce” at this place that was originally where the greater people of the place were going to eat well with some cents, that is not but thus, so precaution, always is necessary to ask for all the prices!

About the mezcal, like other things that are affected with the high tourism, the quality of products as the mezcal has lowered greatly. It is continued producing the best mezcal (species of “delicious tequila” but for my but, but aromatic one) in oaxaca, but normally outside the populated city, enpequeños and sometimes it is possible to be found in some bar of the center but it is difficult. Today to almost all the bottles that sell they put a worm to them inside, thing that was not common but as the tourism requests it make it to verder it better, but that does not do to the content of the bottle I legitimize…


CHIAPAS STATE

Chiapas is a very special state in Mexico, not only reason why it has made it in elmundo last the ten years famous that are the EZLN and sup Marks, if not by several singular characteristics. Amount has one is enough of wealth vegetal, has species not seen in other places, forests and forests humid immense and by all means in great zones, ruins Mayan, many of old and but important cities Mayan encontrane in this state perhaps, just like some important colonial vestiges, but interesting and the beautiful one are San Cristobal of the Houses, yet what it implies when a little is known him but I submerge, not only loq ue announces by the salesmen of tures, but when a little is known the history that finalemente has given rise to the Zapatista guerrilla. It is an impressive place.

Between attractive the natural ones which they are encuetran in the state of Chiapas they estan: Lake Colon, Lago Miramar, Mouth of the Sky, Lakes of Montebello, Tube of the Drain, river Lacantun, river Usumacinta, Lacandona forest, Blue Water cascades and others.

The cities probably but importantes..com or cities, not like populations. to visit they are, by all means San Cristobal of the Houses, and Tapachula, this completes but as a point to continue towards Central America although counts on some attractive and enough economic importance.

As far as colonial architecture, they are Chiapa de Corzo, Comitan de Dominguez and San Cristobal of the Houses, the sites that have them.

Palenque

Palenque is a locality without greater interest stops most of the travellers, in fact the town that does not have great tourist recuersos was marked sadly by a military establishment and as always it happens in these cases, with it I arrive the ofereta from drug, prostitution and the violence in general. But it is fundamental to happen this way to be able to arrive the archaeological ruins from Palenque, that are without a doubt one of but the showy ones of the Mayan culture. The town is not dangerous, ys and can walks with tranquillity in all its central part although there is a little harassment from the drunk men who usually walk of time in time by the nights towards the foreign tourists, but to where I have perceived after several visits nothing of great care. Normally of duer a single night to me in this place to be able to go with calm to the ruins that are to about 10 kilometers of distance and it goes in a light truck that is taken in one from the streets that leave to the only and main avenue, indeed on which this the terminal of buses, but ahead will try to put some reference better. The cost is of about 20 pesos of going and the same of return or perhaps less if it is not high season. It is arrived in minutes, is necessary to pay a species of small tax in a crossroad. sometimes! . .y despue sla corresponding entrance to the archaeological zone that is of about 35 Mexican pesos (3 USD). It is necessary to go early for two reasons, first to be able to have the time to enjoy it walks, and second at noon because it makes a heat tremendous, so he is better to conmenzar early. or perhaps in the evening also but taking into account that as most of the archaeological zones in Mexico they are closed to 5 of afternoon. Watch you enormous you hoist them of avocado that covers a good part with the zone, there by where this the river, lowers to the cellars of pyramids, between a the tomb of Pakal, raises the end of the temple that this in the part of back imagining what the Mayans veian old, enjoys. It is an exceptional zone.

Tips. In order to sleep in Palenque it tries to find some small hotel in the street of “back” of the main avenue. Going of the terminal of bus towards the center by the obvious avenue, main and 2 caudras before arriving where this avenue is closed. that it is a species of plazita… takes in some intersection to the left perhaps (sees a Bancomer bank, that way) to the following block turns to the right to walk by a parallel street to the main one, that way there are several small and economic, very safe hotels and some quite clean ones.


YUCATAN STATE

Yucatan is an important state for the tourism, mainly aque that this interested in the ruins of the Mayan culture, to know some communities Mayan origin where they are puden to sometimes watch some expressions in the textiles, the food and by all means the language. The gastronomy yucateca has characteristics differentiated from other zones although it is not of but the ample ones and it is a mixture of European and Arab elements Mayan with, strong in flavors and scents, with many spices and frequently meat.

Some natural reserves exist that usually are expensive for the visitors because they estan designed like in other points of the country, mainly in the Southeastern, for the foreign visitor. The crossing by the state can serve as connection with the part of the Mexican Caribbean that goes from Cancun to Chetumal, near the border with Belize, thus, if one this traveling from Oaxaca, or Chiapas and has thought to arrive to beaches of Quintana Roo, that is to say, the beaches of the Caribbean (cancun, island women, beach of carmen, tulum, etc) sera a good idea to cross by the state to travez of terrestrial transport to concer some classic Mayan archaeological zones, as well as some towns that can be interesting, nevertheless habra that to put attention in not trying to sleep in the shelters or hotels of the tourist zones because the prices are elevated, it is necessary to look for options, in Valladolid and Merida, is possible to find some quarters from hotel to relatively economic price, about 20 USD, in low season. One of the routes frequented by the travellers is the route San Cristobal of the Houses-Tulum, in Quintana Roo, can become per stretches of bus, for example, first stage to Palenque, the Mayan archaeological zone, of to merida there, later pueblear to happen through Chichen-Itza, later Valladolid and of there aTulum, Playa del Carmen, etc (it is the same highway).

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