tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post6686327284606338993..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: The Ancient Ruins of MexicoKevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-52422557287061963332015-08-26T20:45:41.771-04:002015-08-26T20:45:41.771-04:00Glad that you found the post interesting. There is...Glad that you found the post interesting. There is so much to see here in Mexico, it would take a life time to actually see it all.<br /><br />We don't ever take the same route each and every time we go to Mexico but we do normally enter Mexico at Laredo, Texas, actually it is outside of Laredo. If you go back in our achieves we usually post a map of each day's travels as well as pictures. If you google "kevin and ruth laredo" you can find many of the posts from when we entered Mexico and then just follow the posts forward. If you do your homework and pay attention to life around you and don't get mixed up in drugs and gangs, follow the rules of the road and don't drive at night you really shouldn't have any problems at all. We don't consider our traveling in Mexico to be luck, it is attributed to being aware and having faith that most people are good people and are more that willing to help you out or show you their beautiful country and it,s amazing culture.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-53130843911279136802015-08-26T20:33:43.818-04:002015-08-26T20:33:43.818-04:00We will have to check out their website. You know ...We will have to check out their website. You know that Kevin and I are always looking for those out of the way places. Yes the Yucatán and Quintana Roo states have lots of those around, I remember years ago seeing them when we walked from our resort into the town of Playa del Carmen and as you said they were right at the side of the road.<br /><br />Yes, I agree temperatures and geography do play a role in building and how the different cultures lived and survived.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-81500344059933323282015-08-26T03:00:19.387-04:002015-08-26T03:00:19.387-04:00Hi Kevin and Ruth ..... this post is really intere...Hi Kevin and Ruth ..... this post is really interesting to me. I have wanted to visit this part of Mexico for the longest time and actually live down there for perhaps as long as a year in my RV. I was wondering, would you mind posting the route that you drive when you visit this part of Mexico? I am nervous about leaving the US as I have a dear hispanic friend who was born and raised in Mexico, but who has lived in the US for a couple of decades, and she always likes to freak me out with her tales of lawlessness in her country. You guys seem to have a lot of luck traveling in Mexico and it really is a country that appeals to me. Seeing the route you travel would be great as I could then plot that route online to give me an idea of the road, environment and so on. Perhaps you seasoned travelers could make a post for others like me who would like to drive around Mexico but aren't sure of the roads, etc. Thanks everso!Questhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132950764844608518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-4724901842365178872015-08-25T19:23:50.233-04:002015-08-25T19:23:50.233-04:00Mexico Desconocido is an interesting magazine and ...Mexico Desconocido is an interesting magazine and website for finding out of the way places including "lesser" ruins as they are referred to. We have run across many over the years and it was happenstance. On a car trip from Merida to Uxmal it is amazing to see smaller structures along the side of the road that are actually used as bus stops and people are sitting on them while they wait. <br /><br />I believe that geography has a lot to do with northern U.S. in terms of ruins. Forest is much more common and stone less available. There are ruins in Illinois that were once thought to be just mounds for hills. Upon further inspection they found that they were made out of dirt and wood. Over time they deteriorated and were covered with dirt and landscape. Here in the north of Mexico, most native peoples were nomadic living in desert or semi-arid land making it almost impossible to settle for any length of time. living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-1762087504938931782015-08-25T11:32:56.215-04:002015-08-25T11:32:56.215-04:00Yes, we have been to Oxtankah the last time we vis...Yes, we have been to Oxtankah the last time we visited Maricasa. However if we decide to go back to Palenque, we may just carry on and come for a visit. :-)Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-12801881800500857632015-08-25T10:39:38.298-04:002015-08-25T10:39:38.298-04:00Come visit the ruins at Oxtankah and stay at Maric...Come visit the ruins at Oxtankah and stay at Maricasa again. It's for sale, by the way. Www.maricasa.comLoose Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749449035625933372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-21760004161157490882015-08-25T10:03:40.972-04:002015-08-25T10:03:40.972-04:00Yes, there is lots to see. Having said that most p...Yes, there is lots to see. Having said that most pyramid sights are touristy, just that some are off the beaten path so there are less tourists than those that are easily accessible.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-69468746331483720612015-08-25T10:01:26.589-04:002015-08-25T10:01:26.589-04:00We will make sure that you do! :-)We will make sure that you do! :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-32960648765788104862015-08-25T10:00:12.657-04:002015-08-25T10:00:12.657-04:00We loved Palenque, it is truly an amazing sight an...We loved Palenque, it is truly an amazing sight and yest you definitely get a good workout there.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-35166280484710026512015-08-25T09:58:56.642-04:002015-08-25T09:58:56.642-04:00Yes, and for the most part it is probably true.Yes, and for the most part it is probably true.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-21294542348497216032015-08-25T09:58:00.188-04:002015-08-25T09:58:00.188-04:00That may be true Dugg but they weren't all ent...That may be true Dugg but they weren't all entirely built by slave labour but I would expect that the majority of the work was. Many of the pyramids have been added to over the course of time by different tribes/rulers and not always using slave labour. I also agree to Rita's comment that the northern tribes were more nomadic therefore didn't built "cities".Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-43037230107569636392015-08-25T09:23:56.117-04:002015-08-25T09:23:56.117-04:00There is so much more to see that just the tourist...There is so much more to see that just the tourist sights that are quite interesting.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-36155838240312989022015-08-24T15:06:29.645-04:002015-08-24T15:06:29.645-04:00exactly. Also most tribe were nomadic and didn...exactly. Also most tribe were nomadic and didn't stay in one place for long. Rita from Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722798328449733244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-41472924212873522692015-08-24T13:29:32.287-04:002015-08-24T13:29:32.287-04:00Hope we can visit some with you this winterHope we can visit some with you this winterHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553058721622445412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-26993899726539523692015-08-24T13:14:34.716-04:002015-08-24T13:14:34.716-04:00Palenque was awesome, but my quads were sore for d...Palenque was awesome, but my quads were sore for days afterwards -- and I'm pretty fit!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572905521059358017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-35850486683391665452015-08-24T11:50:43.903-04:002015-08-24T11:50:43.903-04:00Interesting comment from Dugg!Interesting comment from Dugg!Elspeth Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412631907112053091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-79568084457514968202015-08-24T11:43:13.513-04:002015-08-24T11:43:13.513-04:00The Mayan/Aztec/Inca ruins were all built to last ...The Mayan/Aztec/Inca ruins were all built to last using slave labor---a practice that more northern tribes never exploited on a large scale.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974453598992131798noreply@blogger.com