Mexico 07
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an evening with the Mariachis at Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City
on top of the 70m tall Piramide del Sol at Teotihuacan
they say the solar energy flows through your body when you touch the top spot...
at 3650m on the Paso de Cortez with Iztaccihuatl behind
at about 4400m somewhere on the way to the hut
at 4700m finding the refugio de los Cien - no Swiss standard!
at about 5100m a short rest before the final assault
at 5230m arriving at the summit El Pecho but without cross or summit book
...and less than 20km to Popocatepetl, with 5452m only number 2 in Mexico
pit stop at the hut on the way down, waiting out a shower of sleet
back at the hotel in Amecameca down at about 2400m
Maya country: at the ruins of Palenque, in Chiapas state
company at a breakfast stop on the way to Yaxchillan and Bonampak
with Christine and Sam at Bonampak
on a deserted beach near Paraiso in Tabasco state
time to leave: in front of Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport