Discovering Mexico

is Swarupa’s chronicle which began with her new life in the Mexican city of Guadalajara and her wide exploration of the country she lived in for nine months in 2007-08.

Cosmopolitan Mexico City, world-class beach resorts, charming mountain resorts, beautiful colonial cities, amazing archaeological zones, mesmerizing Maya ruins, colourful indigenous markets…there is never a dull moment for her as she explores each place with immense gusto.

At each turn, new situations arise, requiring keen perception, quick thinking, and ingenuity. When she explores new places and meets new people, she paints each of them with rich descriptions. Her incurable wanderlust leads her on a three-week adventurous trail covering seven culturally rich southern states of Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz, the first five of which fall under the region of ‘the Maya world’.

is both a celebration of the joys and revelations to be found in this inexhaustibly interesting country. This immensely pleasurable and entertaining eBook falls into many categories…it is about Mexico, Mexican memoirs, Mexican travel, Mexican history and culture, Mexican food and drinks and of course – Mexicans!

With more than 100 coloured photographs (including some from the Mexican Tourism Board and thestate tourism board of Jalisco among others), black and white political and geographical sketch maps of Mexico, a black and white sketch map of Swarupa’sthree-week trip, black and white sketch maps of the seven southern states and two extensive glossaries – of Spanish words used in this book and their Mexican Spanish pronunciation – this thoroughly informative eBook is a must-read for everyone.

	TABLE OF CONTENTS
	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	v
	INTRODUCTION	vi
1	My Mexican Diary	3
	PART ONE: QUINTANA ROO
2	Day 1 – Arrival in Cancún	92
3	Day 2 – Xcaret	98
4	Day 3 – The Riviera Maya	104
5	Day 4 – The Islands	110
6	Day 5 – Last day in Cancún	114
	PART TWO: YUCATAN
7	Day 5 – Arrival in Mérida	118
8	Day 6 – Chichén Itzá & Mérida	121
9	Day 7 – Uxmal & Kabáh	144
	PART THREE: CAMPECHE
10	Day 7 – Arrival in Campeche City	160
11	Day 8 – City tour & Edzná	162
	PART FOUR: TABASCO
12	Day 9 – Arrival in Villahermosa	187
	PART FIVE: CHIAPAS
13	Stunningly beautiful Chiapas	203
14	Day 10 – San Cristóbal de las Casas	210
15	Day 11 – The Waterfalls & Palenque	215
16	Day 12 – San Cristóbal & the Villages	233
17	Day 12 – Tuxtla Gutiérrez	251
18	Day 13 – Tour of Tuxtla Gutiérrez	254
19	Day 14 – Lagos de Montebello	261
	PART SIX: OAXACA
20	Day 15 – Arrival in Oaxaca City	266
21	Day 16 – Mitla & Teotitlán Tour	275
22	Day 17 – The Monte Albán Tour	288
	PART SEVEN: VERACRUZ
23	Day 18 – Arrival in Veracruz City	301
24	Day 19 – Sightseeing at Boca del Rio	313
25	Day 20 – Trip to El Tajin	317
	END OF MY JOURNEY
26	Day 21 – End of my journey	326
	EPILOGUE	352
	GLOSSARY OF SPANISH WORDS	392
	GLOSSARY OF MEXICAN SPANISH PRONUNCIATIONS	406
	PHOTO SECTION I	71
	PHOTO SECTION II	328
	PHOTOSECTION III	387
	MAPS
	Political Map of Mexico	1
	Geographical Map of Mexico	2
	Map of the Trip	90
	Map of Quintana Roo	91
	Map of Yucatán	117
	Map of Campeche	159
	Map of Tabasco	186
	Map of Chiapas	202
	Map of Oaxaca	265
	Map of Veracruz	300

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