by Richard Quinn | Dec 8, 2015 | Travel
Uxmal, (pronounced, oosh-mahl), is, in my opinion, the most aesthetically spectacular of all the Mayan cities. The beautiful jungle setting, the quality of the architecture, the state of preservation, the wonderful plazas replete with flowering trees. This place has...
by Richard Quinn | Dec 7, 2015 | Travel
A newer version of this post is now available under a revised title: Palenque: Mayan City in the Hills of Chiapas. The new version has updated text, illustrated with more than two dozen original photographs. Click the photo to be redirected. Palenque! This ruin of an...
by Richard Quinn | Dec 4, 2015 | Maya, Mexico, Road Trips, Travel
MARCH 2024: Note that the information in this post has been significantly revised, updated, and expanded into a 14 part series, complete with hundreds of photographs. The series is still a work in progress, but quite a lot has been completed, so you might want to...
Washington D.C., By the Dawn’s Early Light
The Alaska Highway: Day 2: Fort Nelson to Whitehorse
In the Vale of the Stone Monkeys: Peril and Petroglyphs in the Colombian Jungle
Canyon de Chelly: Riding the Rainbow to the Universe: The Legend of Spider Woman
Canadian Road Trips: Yoho National Park
San Xavier del Bac: The White Dove of the Desert
Mexican Road Trip: Circling the Yucatan, from Quintana Roo to Campeche
Canyon de Chelly: Blue Bull and Mummy Cave
Canadian Road Trips: Jasper and the Icefields Parkway
An Overabundance of Bowlers: A Brief History of the Headgear on the High Plateau
Mexican Road Trip: Adventures along the Puuc Route
Children of the Altiplano
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