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Wise old man deity (this figure from Xochicalco was on display in Cuernavaca's Palacio de Cortés).

Morelos Journal 2: Wise Travellers come to Xochicalco

May 16, 2011by phillegitimate Leave a comment

There was a time when the wise men of ancient Mexico came to Xochicalco. They came from Teotihuacan to the northish, from the Mayan lands to the southish eastish, and […]

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The leaves of the maguey leave serrated indents on each other as they open.

Morelos Journal 1: Surprise Pilgrimage to the Mysterious Mountain Pyramid of Pulque

May 14, 2011by phillegitimate 2 Comments

The wonders of Couchsurfing. With precious little time in Cuernavaca, I’d planned to arrive in the city and start rooting around for Malcolm Lowry relics. Instead I found myself heading […]

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One of the few pictures in which monkeys are not blurred, obscured by foliage, or baring their genitals.

Yucatán Journal 7: hire a scooter, see lots of cool stuff.

February 18, 2011by phillegitimate 1 Comment

There’s so much great stuff to do around Tulúm that you could easily spend weeks waiting for colectivos and negotiating with taxis in order to get out and see it […]

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This ancient masonry just feels... so... good.

From Russia to Tulúm with Love (or something approaching love)

February 15, 2011by phillegitimate 6 Comments

One of the awesome things about Mexico’s ancient sites is that they attract a lot of Russians. I haven’t met many Russians on my travels. There was the guy in […]

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View from the ruins.

Yucatán Journal 6: Tulúm in ruins

February 12, 2011by phillegitimate 3 Comments

We spent longer than expected in Tulúm. This wasn’t deliberate, it was just the only place we could get a room for a few nights. It wasn’t deliberate, but as […]

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