Keen to discover the northern region of Mexico? The Nuevo León, as well as Coahuila are two regions housing cities to see, when going on a visit to the north of Mexico. In fact, Monterrey and Saltillo have several attractions.

Short escapade to two megapolis in the north of Mexico

The north and south are two different worlds, not only in terms of their landscape but also their economic structures. On this one strip of land fierce industrialization contrasts with a laid back tourist lifestyle.

Lazy southern beaches vs a buzzing urban north.

I guarantee that hopping on the El Chepe train will be a unique adventure in the north-west of Mexico. As the kilometres go by, incredible landscapes will pass before your eyes, don't miss the train!

Adventures on board the El Chepe train

This article will give you a presentation of Merida and the principal colonial cities of Yucatán in Mexico.

Merida and the colonial cities of Yucatán

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Calakmul

Celestún

Izamal

A walk in natural surroundings featuring spectacular waterfalls

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I discovered this site on a a crazy week-long trip I went on with my pal Marco, who like me lives as a French ex-pat in Guatemala. The trip provided the perfect pretext to renew our tourist visas. Lying in the vicinity of the peaceful and very pleasant "magic village" (it features on the list of "Pueblos Màgicos" drawn up by the Mexican Tourist Board) of Comitán de Domínguez – the place we used as our base – El Chiflón, a "community" nature reserve (i.e. it belongs to a community that exploits temporary workers from outside the area – be sceptical about community tourism therefore!), is somewhere that has a beautiful walk to enjoy. From memory, the trail takes around two hours to complete. It follows the course of the San Vicente River and has waterfalls at various points along it, including a particularly impressive one named "Bridal Veil" ("Velo de Novia", which is 120 metres in height.

Well, as so often when somewhere places a lot of emphasis on its "ecotourism" or "community-based tourism" credentials, I had my doubts about the veracity of the claims (ah, the joys of a questioning mind). And after a few short conversations with the site's employees, my doubts were confirmed.

An ecotourism park – though there's quite a bit of concrete in evidence all the same – containing seven waterfalls located in the Chiapas region.

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