In our virtual tour through Mexico, we will go to one of the amazing places to explore and its main attraction being the ruins of the city. This site hosts a magic fusion of history and nature. In the state of Chiapas, but out of the mountains are hidden San Cristobal de las Casas and San Juan Chamula and closer and the Riviera Maya is Palenque, with its brutal archaeological site in the middle of the jungle.

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Archaeological ruins of Palenque:

You can reach Palenque San Cristobal de las Casas with a local travel agency that can help us with the two-day package tour in which we can include a visit to the waterfalls of Agua Azul and Misol-Ha, the ruins Maya of Palenque and sleep on site accommodation and the next day visiting the ruins of Bonampaq and Yaxchilan. (más…)

Today we embark on a virtual trip to the charming colonial city of Arequipa, the second largest city of Peru, this is located at 2,350 meters above sea level due to the canyon region and the immense Apus (mountains in Quechua it meant to the Inca civilization protection and respect).

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In our journey prune enter the Natural Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, in the Colca Canyon (is 3.191m, is the second deepest canyon in the world after Cotahuasi, belonging also to the geography of Peru), where the far we can see the mysterious Ampato to 6,310 meters above sea level, famous for its crater was discovered in four of the eighteen mummies of children placed in sacrifice to the mountains in the Inca empire. (más…)

In the state of Chiapas, with more than 2200 meters high and only a dozen kilometers from San Cristobal de las Casas, is the municipality of San Juan Chamula. The people of San Juan Chamula are the descendants of the Mayas, and still retain their original language, Tzotzil. Note that in Chiapas, many Indians still live maintaining the traditions and culture that has been passed from generation to generation.

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Church of San Juan Chamula:

One of the most special places in San Juan Chamula is the church, one of the most esoteric was possibly in the world, fusing the ancient Maya traditions and the Christian religion was imposed from the XVI century. (más…)

In Gubeikou, a strategic step in the Miyun area, in northwest Beijing is the section of the Simatai Great Wall. Simatai is the most famous passage of the Great Wall and as the Chinese themselves is because of its five characteristics: Simatai is precipitated, dense, witty, unique and comprehensive.

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Simatai is the only section of the Great Wall that preserves the original appearance when it was built during the Ming Dynasty. The construction was supervised directly by Simatai Juguag Qi, a famous general during the period Wanli of the Ming Dynasty. (más…)

Before reaching the Yucatan and the Riviera Maya in Mexico, we can discover that there are cenotes, that would be something like an oasis of recreation are only a few meters from the beautiful beaches of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Photgraphy by Alaskan Dude

For those who do not know what the cenotes are, these are ponds that are one or two hundred feet, emerging to the surface leaving emerge groundwater in the area. The water is usually turquoise or green, although there are cases where the water is very clear. There are several types of cenote, depending on their time and their classification, are those of the open, semi open or in caves, which are the most recent. These are formations of Pleistocene and say some are connected with the sea, but as the sea water is denser in the lower left of the cenote. In the Yucatan Peninsula is estimated that over 3000 cenotes. (más…)

If you are on the Cantabrian coast route and one is a lover of natural beauty, the Picos de Europe become an indispensable trip that there be a good place in our plans.

The Peaks of Europe, belongs to three regions: Asturias, Cantabria and Castilla-Leon. Each of their areas is unique, for example green meadows in the eastern Massif, dense beech forests and spectacular peaks as Peña Santa de Castilla in the Western Massif or the highest levels like Torrecerredo of 2,646 meters in the Massif Central. (más…)

Arriving in Lima, Peru. The tourist will find one of the most fascinating and mysterious found also in the south of Lima, this is the city of Ica. For this path we Paracas, Ica, then go through the devastated city of Pisco (that is, takes its name from the renowned drink), here you can still see houses destroyed after the earthquake shaking August 2007.

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Ballestas Islands:

From a motor boat can move us to the rugged Ballestas Islands, a natural haven from which we can see all types of fauna of the marine ecosystem, including Humboldt penguins, sea lions, pelicans, cormorants and friendly dolphins, spotted the first of the mysterious Nazca lines: The Candlestick. (más…)