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Popo
Popo puffing
Puebla
Puebla sign
Xocolo
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
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Ecological park
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5
Bob on the bridge
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
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Time waxes and wanes
Colorful church
Puebla, Mexico
August 6, 2026
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My room
Just kidding...
The hotel used to be a monastery and this was the "penitance room". For what?
Puebla, Mexico
August 8, 2026
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Cholula
Jumping at Cholula
Bob
Cholula Church
Puebla, Mexico
August 6, 2026
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The sky darkened
Cholula
Puebla, Mexico
August 6, 2026
Canon R5m2
Pathway stone
Cholula
Puebla, Mexico
August 6, 2026
Canon R5
Cuernavaca
Guardian of the garden
Sculpture
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 9, 2026
Canon R5m2
Sculpture of woman
Primate sculpture
El Morelotes
Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón, locally nicknamed "El Morelotes"
Plaza de Armas (Zócalo)
By the Palace of Cortés
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 8, 2026
Canon R5m2
The wind in the rock
Hiding under a lampshade
Colorful doorway
Cathedrale courtyard
Women's bathroom in hotel
Men's bathroom in hotel
Catherdrale bug
Jardin Bordo sign
Lantern, window, wall
Iron fence
Cuernavaca
August 15, 2026
Canon R5m2
Oops
Hillside buildings
Skate park graffiti
Marry me
Fireworks
Ser mi novia
Waterfall - Salto de San Anton
Remarkably, in a quiet corner, in the middle of bustling Cuernavaca is this magnificent waterfall!
It is even framed in magestic culmnar basalt.
El Salto
Signs
Bob
Salto de San Anton
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 16, 2026
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Waterfall - DSLR
El Salto Waterfall - Pixel phone
Salto de San Anton
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 16, 2026
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Columnar basalt
The path to El Salto
Bob
Salto de San Anton
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 16, 2026
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Path to the cave
Salto de San Anton
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 16, 2026
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Behind the falls
Salto de San Anton
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 16, 2026
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Respite under the falls
Salto de San Anton
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 16, 2026
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The maiden and the maidenhair
Salto de San Anton
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 16, 2026
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El Bosque de Hongos Azules
Cup
El Bosque de Hongos Azules
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 9, 2026
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Plate
El Bosque de Hongos Azules
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 9, 2026
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Jardines de México - Tehuixtla, Morelos
Floral peacock
Apparently this peacock is the mascot of the gardens. Among the other ironies is the fact that peacocks are not nature to Mexico
Balance
Stoned cat
Marry Me
Valle de Bravo
Yo heart Valle
Bravo - this way
Two brave hearts
Nicolas Bravo and Dean Martin
Valle de Bravo, Mexico
August 12, 2026
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Los waffles
Tepotzotlán
Bob with town sign
Colored umbrellas
Xochicalco
World Heritage sign
When aliens relax
Temple wall
Xochicalco
August 15, 2026
Canon 7D Mark II
Ball court
Xochicalco
August 15, 2026
Canon 7D Mark II
Path of ruins
Rounds on Bob
Malinalco
Murals
Augustinian Convent
Malinalo, Mexico
August 12, 2026
Canon 7D Mark II
Mural detail
Murals
Augustinian Convent
Malinalo, Mexico
August 12, 2026
Canon R5m2
On the road
Panaderia Lupita
On the road
Mexico
August 13, 2026
Canon R5m2
Serious statue
On the road
Morelos, Mexico
August 14, 2026
Canon R5m2
CH man
Food
Mushroom quesadilla
Food
Mexico
August 9, 2026
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Chiles en nogada
Fresh tortillas
Morelos, Mexico
August 13, 2026
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Lox and "bagels"
Birthday cake
Pomegranates
Beans
Nopales in the market
Murals
Black and white mural
Mural
Puebla, Mexico
August 5, 2026
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Sexto Moreno
Dental mural
People
Group shot
The final mush plus 2
Laurin
Mexico
August 10, 2026
Canon R5m2
Kathy looking up
Mexico
August 13, 2026
Canon R5m2
Kathy photographing
Rentame
Man with burls
Man with burrs
Bob, Alexander, and Charles
Bob and Kathy
Bob and Nuria
Bob
Bob in monastery courtyard
Augustinian Convent
Malinalco, Mexico
August 12, 2026
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Oh, I just can't wait to be viking
Misc
Parasailer
Fungi
Mushroom
Russula
Amanita
Amanita
Frosty, the fungus
(Macrolepiota capelariae)
Family: Agaricaceae (agarics, field mushrooms)
El Bosque de los Hongos Azules
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 9, 2026
Canon R5
Artist's conk
Earthstar
Parasol
El Bosque de los Hongos Azules
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 9, 2026
Canon R5m2
Lactarius indigo
Indigo milk cap (Lactarius indigo)
Family: Russulaceae (russula, milkcap, brittlegills)
El Bosque de los Hongos Azules
Cuernavaca, Mexico
August 9, 2026
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Eyelash cup
Mexico
August 14, 2026
Canon R5
Eyelash cup
Mexico
August 14, 2026
Canon R5
Fistulina
Morelos, Mexico
August 9, 2026
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Bob and the boletes
Mushrooms
Morel
Elfin saddle
Elastic saddle
Coral fungus in pine needles
Morelos, Mexico
August 13, 2026
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Orange coral fungus in pine needles
Witch's butter
Birdsnest fungus
They whispered to her
Morelos, Mexico
August 13, 2026
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Mushroom display
Mushroom display
Crocheted mushrooms
Birds
Lesser roadrunner
Turdus
Grackle
Grackle
Mexico
August 12, 2026
Canon R5m2
Monk parakeet
Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Family: Psittacidae (New World and African parrots and parakeets)
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Parakeet
Grebe
Coot chick
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Ruddy duck
Graylag
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Vermillion
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Woodpecker
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Great egret
Great egret (Ardea alba)
Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns)
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Snowy egret
Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns)
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Night heron
Night heron ()
Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, bitterns)
Valle de Bravo
Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Seedeater on on bird of paradise
Dove
Dove
Inca dove
Inca dove (Columbina inca)
Family: Columbidae (pigeons and doves)
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Rock dove
Wren
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon R5m2
House sparrow
Swallow
Swallow ()
Family: Hirundinidae (swallows and martins)
Valle de Bravo
Mexico
August 13, 2026
Canon R5m2
Canyon towhee
Hummingbird perspective
Morelos
Mexico
August 12, 2026
Canon R5m2
Muscovy
Jardin Bordo
Cuernavaca
August 15, 2026
Canon R5m2
Swallow chicks
Peacock
Bird egg
Found floating in a tree hollow
Casa de Campo
Xochicalco, Mexico
August 15, 2026
Canon R5
Bird iconography
Bird on the head
Hummingbird mural
Colibri gordo
Morelos, Mexico
August 13, 2026
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Feather earrings
Reptiles and amphibians
Blackbelly racerunner
Lizard
Lizard with forked tail
Lizard's forked tail
House gecko
Turtles all the way down
Frog
Salamander
Valle de Bravo
Morelos, Mexico
August 14, 2026
Canon R5
Fish
Koi
Insects and arthropods
Beetle
Beetle
Beetle
Beetle
Beetle
Beetle
Stink bug
Stink bug
Stink bug with parasite
Beetle
Grub
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon 7D Mark II
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon 7D Mark II
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon 7D Mark II
Wasp
Parque Ecológico
Puebla, Mexico
August 7, 2026
Canon 7D Mark II
Caterpillar on leaf
Moth
Gulf fritillary
Butterfly
Sphinx
Butterfly on lantana
()
Family: ()
Malinalco, Mexico
August 12, 2026
Canon R5m2
Yellow butterfly
Cuernavaca
August 15, 2026
Canon R5m2
()
Family: ()
Malinalco, Mexico
August 12, 2026
Canon R5m2
Butterfly on yellow flower
My lepidopteran friend
In my palm
Moth on my finger
Dragonfly
Lacewing
Earwig
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
Mexico
August 11, 2026
Canon R5m2
Fly on flower
Mexico
August 10, 2026
Canon R5m2
Extrafloral nectary
Spiders
Tropical orbweaver
Tropical orbweaver
Spider and web
Green spider on leaf
Spider on the ground
In web at night
Scorpion under UV
One scorpion and one peso
Scorp
Orange millipede
Mollusc
Slug
Worm
Flora
Monstera
Passion flower
Lily
Tree calliandra
Calliandra houstoniana
Tepotzotlán, Mexico
August 10, 2026
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Dracena
White inflorescence
Galls on oak leaf
Schefflera with leaf miner
Leaf miner
Psacalium peltatum
Tepotzotlán, Mexico
August 13, 2026
Canon R5
Yellow hibiscus with dew
Ceiba speciosa
Cuernavaca
August 15, 2026
Canon R5m2
Nance
Cuernavaca
August 15, 2026
Canon R5m2
Psacalium peltatum
Tepotzotlán, Mexico
August 13, 2026
Canon R5
Orchid
Begonia
Guava
Sorrel
Aristolochia
(Ipomoea murucoides)
Family: Convolvulaceae (bindweed, convolvulus, morning glory)
Cholula
Puebla, Mexico
August 6, 2026
Canon R5
Ballmoss (not a moss)
Spiderworty
Morelos
Mexico
August 14, 2026
Canon R5
Volunteer
Waterlilies
Water hyacinth
Bird of paradise
Polkadot plant
Avocado pit
Mammals
Puppy
Puppy
Dog napping
Pretty please?
Sheepish
Mexico City International Airport
World Cup imagery
Fellow travelers
Gundi Jeffrey
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Laurin Jeffrey
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Juventino Calderon
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Kathy Faircloth
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Steve Korman
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Connie Green
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Kathryn Macbride
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Hoy Shih
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Michael (Mikey) Cohen
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Dean Martin
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Spencer Hardy
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Lyn Hardy
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Robert Siegel
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Nance Frank
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Barbara Karpas
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Colleen Kelly - cameo in Cuernavaca
Mycologists
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Arturo Estrada
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Eder Flores
Driver
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Jose - Driver
The Trip Itinerary - August 5 - 16, 2026
August 5, 2026 Wednesday -
Palo Alto to Mexico City Airport to Puebla
- Uber to SFO
- Meet up with Kathy and Stevie at the airport
- United to Mexico City Airport
- Cab to Puebla with Kathy and Stevie
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- Dinner at the hotel - pizza
- Stay at Quinta Puebla Hotel
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August 6, 2026 Thursday - Puebla
- Breakfast at the hotel - huevos benedictinos
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- Nuria met us at the hotel, drove us to Cholula
- Hike up the Pyramid to the Church
- Caught in an impressive downpour on the way back down.
- Dinner at Mural Poblanos with Kathy, Steve, and Nuria
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- Stay at Quinta Puebla Hotel
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August 7, 2026 Friday - Puebla
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- Breakfast at the hotel - pancakes
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- Walk to Parque Ecológico
- Photograph birds
- Uber back to hotel
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- Nuria came to the hotel
- La Reina Talavera factory
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- Kinglead zoom course 7 pm
- Stay at Quinta Puebla Hotel
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August 8, 2026 Saturday - Puebla to Cuernavaca
- Breakfast at hotel - lox and bagels
- Mural Poblanos to get another cloth bag - free
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- Car to Cuernavaca
- Popo puffing en route
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- Walk to the zócalo with Kathy and others
- Palace of Cortés
- Museo Regional de los Pueblos de Morelos
- The others went to the Robert Brady Museo
- I walked around town
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- Welcome dinner at hotel
- Hotel de Campo (room 305) - Cuernavaca
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August 9, 2026 Sunday - Cuernavaca
- Breakfast at hotel
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- Mushroom foraging - El Bosque de los Hongos Azules (Lactarius indigo), in Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cuernavaca
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- Lunch
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- Jardines de México - purportedly the largest botanical garden in the world - Tehuixtla, Morelos
- The rest of the group was very hot so the group elected to take a quick ride around in an electric cart, so I did not get to see very much of the garden
- The group stopped in to the garden cafe and I went around a bit trying to get some photos
- Van back to hotel
- Hotel de Campo (room 305) - Cuernavaca
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August 10, 2026 Monday - Cuernavaca to Tepotzotlán
- Breakfast at hotel (Hotel de Campo)
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- Mushroom foray
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- Mushroom recap
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- Hotel Las Puertas
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August 11, 2026 Tuesday - Cuernavaca to Malinalco
- Breakfast at hotel (Hotel Las Puertas)
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- Check into hotel
- Hotel La Quinta las Ascencion
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August 12, 2026 Wednesday - Malinalco to Valle de Bravo
- Breakfast at hotel (Hotel La Quinta las Ascencion)
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- Visit Augustinian Convent - monastery murals
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- Hotel Capilla - Valle de Bravo
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August 13, 2026 Thursday - Valle de bravo
- Breakfast at hotel (Hotel Capilla)
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- Mushroom foraging
- Lunch at small restaurant run by our guides' family
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- Walk to lake, Valle de Bravo signs
- Mushroom review
- Walk to restaurant with Dean
- Dinner at El Portalito near the zocolo
- Walk home solo to see murals at Gordo Calibri
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- Hotel Capilla - Valle de Bravo
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August 14, 2026 Friday - Valle de bravo to Ixtapan de la Sal
- Breakfast at hotel (Hotel Capilla)
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- Lunch at Hacienda los Manantiales
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- Check into hotel - Hotel Ranch San Diego
- Remove scorpion from Hoy's room - photograph
- Met interesting Canadian family (from Quebec)
- Hotel Ranch San Diego - Ixtapan de la Sal
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August 15, 2026 Saturday Ixtapan de la Sal to Cuernavaca
- Breakfast at hotel (Hotel Ranch San Diego)
- Re-encounter Canadian family
- Van to Xochicalco - tour of museum and ruins
- many butterflies, lesser roadrunner
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- Lunch at roadside restaurant with turtles
- Stop for mango ice cream
- Drive to Cuernavaca and check into hotel
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- Jardin de Bordo - encounter Hoy and Dean
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- Fungus ID game - Arturo
- Farewell dinner at hotel
- Overnight at Hotel de Campo (room 305)
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August 16, 2024 Sunday - Cuernavaca to Mexico City Airport to SFO to Palo Alto
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- News that Gundi fell and jhurt herself - later diagnosed as leg contusion
- Breakfast at Hotel
- Walk to waterfall - Salto de San Anton
- Cab back to hotel
- Finish packing
- Sienna to airport with Kathy, Stevie, Hoy, and Kathryn
- 12:30 departure
- Check in at United
- United lounge with Hoy
- MEX to SFO - 2A
- Wendy picked me up at SFO
- Home and unpacking
Acknowledgements
I want to extend my gratitude to my fellow travelers who helped make this a fantastic trip.
Also special shoutouts to
- Kathy Faircloth who first told me about MexMush and who has been an outstanding traveling companion
- Gundi and Juventino for planning the trip
- Laurin for his unrelenting help with logistics
- Fellow travelers who pointed out cool things to see and photograph
- Members of the group for all the one on one interludes and wide-ranging conversations during meals, and outings, and travel
- All our onsite guides
- So many people involved with the preparation and service of our delicious and diverse meals, and
- The many amazing other interesting and helpful locals we met along the way, especially Nuria and family
It is also worth acknowledging the incredible beauty and history of the Mexico filled with all manner of visual treats - art, architecture, natural history, performance, and much more.
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Last modified: September 7, 2026
Created: August 19, 2026 (from mexico2024.html)
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