Blog Entries tagged 'colonial'
Travel Blogs Entries tagged 'colonial'
- Is this where the Spaniards hid their gold?Part 2 - Tepotzotlán So where was all the gold Marc had raved about? It was time to visit the church... Now let me warn you. Baroque is a flamboyant, exuberant style which the Catholic Church encouraged in the 17th and Posted by margaretm in Wherever life takes us | Mar 5, 2012
- Tepotzotlán, glittering witness to Mexico's colonial pastTEPOTZOTLÁN may have a name sounding like some kind of pharmaceutical product and be a mouthful to pronounce but don't let that put you off. I've spent days muttering it under my breath (at least 273 times) and it still Posted by margaretm in Wherever life takes us | Mar 1, 2012
- White Man´s BurdenLast time I checked, this is 2012 and a I am in a very developed and fast progressing Chile, with iPhones, a superior bus system and drinkable tap water in every remote corner of the county. But more and more I Posted by Ritka2 in Tasting The Dream | Jan 13, 2012
- Exploring Cuernavaca, "City of Eternal Spring" Chapel of the Tercera Orden + [b]One of the places I'd been hoping to visit one day was Cuernavaca, a city 85 kms (53 miles) south of Mexico City, so when I heard Lynd Posted by margaretm in Wherever life takes us | Nov 21, 2011
- Feeling dwarfed in one of the largest squares in the world The enormous Plaza de la Constitución, commonly known as the Zócalo If there's one place in Meixco City where you'll feel dwarfed, it's in the Zócalo, the enormous 16th Century Posted by margaretm in Wherever life takes us | May 20, 2011
- Tiles aren't just for bathrooms Tiles aren't just for lining bathrooms. Occasionally, someone gets the rather excentric idea of covering the outside of their hou Posted by margaretm in Wherever life takes us | May 12, 2011
- Sucre's Charm Wears ThinOur stop in the lovely city of Sucre was meant to be short and sweet, however we were about to experience the famous Bolivian past-time of protests. The next morning we attempted to pre-book an overnight bus to La Posted by tlbaker in Baker's Breadcrumbs | Apr 30, 2011
- Art, Artesan and a HangoverAfter arriving early into Cordoba we were greeted with a dreary and wet morning. We traipsed to our hostel to dump our bags and grab some breakfast. When we could eventually check in we had a quick power nap before Posted by tlbaker in Baker's Breadcrumbs | Apr 5, 2011
- Another Day, Another CountryThis morning saw us take a walk down to the docks to take the first ferry for the journey over to Uruguay. This saw us have the unique experience of walking through derelict building that could have easily been a Posted by rhinoc in Trav vs. South America | Nov 12, 2010
- Colonial Culture in QuitoOla Amigos and Amigas! This will be a short post on our 3 days in Quito, with our Amazon adventure up by tomorrow. We're in Cusco at the moment, following the expert advise to do nothing but acclimatize for Posted by LisaOnTheRoad in Lisa On the Road ~ Non-India Adventures! | Sep 11, 2010
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