Daytrips – Acapulco´s Fort of San Diego Museum
“Pacific pirates” profiles Sir Francis Drake and tells the story of English and Dutch pirate raids.” If the delicate design of antique Chinese porcelain or the romance of square-rigged sailing ships hold any fascination for you, take a break from surf and sand for a day and visit the historic Fort of San Diego museum in...
Traveling Mexico – Mayan Ruins
“Like the pharaohs of Egypt, he built a pyramid tomb as though it was his direct gateway to the underworld.” “Noble white robed ladies draw blood from their tongues next to pot-bellied dwarves.” The Maya have eluded scientists and researchers for years. Their language, their religion, their societies, basically their entire way of life,...
Our Lady of Guadalupe – Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
The image is one of the Virgin surrounded by the light of heaven and the stars of the winter solstice sky.” December 12th is traditionally known in Mexico as the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) celebrating the manifestation of the Virgin Mary appearing to the Aztec Native...
Pacific Coast Pirates
…a 27 year old English Captain by the name of Thomas Cavendish, was bearing down on him with distinctly unfriendly intentions.” An account of the Manila Galleon and English pirates off the coast of Mexico The Spanish galleon Santa Ana slowly tracked the coast of Baja California in November 1587 under clear skies and...
A Short Historical Note on Mexican Paper Currency
“Netzahualcóyotl built elevated hanging gardens similar to the famed ones in Babylon…” Mexican Bills come in five denominations: 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 pesos. The 20 peso note shows dapper Benito Juarez. Born in March 1806 in a village in the state of Oaxaca from a poor, illiterate peasant family. Juarez didn’t know how...
Historical Sites in Zihuatanejo
Plaza y Paseo de los Heroes Zihuatanejo’s Homage to the Republic Just a five minute stroll northward from the municipal beach on Calle Cuahtemoc is the Plaza y Paseo de los Heroes, a quiet tree shaded square with concrete benches, dedicated to the illustrious men of the Mexican republic. There are three stone-carved statues on...
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
“It is this tilma, the relic of the Basílica de Guadalupe, for which millions of people make a pilgrimage to Mexico City every year on the 12th of December.” December 12th is traditionally known in Mexico as the Day of OurLady of Guadalupe (Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) celebrating the manifestation of the Virgin Mary...
A Brief History Of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo on the Pacific coast of Mexico is a glorious travel destination with an illustrious history. Long before Columbus sailed to the Americas, archeological evidence suggests this area was already inhabited by many tribes of Olmec, Toltec and Tarascan indians. The name Zihuatanejo comes from the Náhuatl word “Cihuatlán” which means, land of women. This...
