Het verhaal hieronder verscheen eerder in de Nederlandse krant PZC. MEXICO-STAD – Croque madame, eclairs, vleeskroketten of een overheerlijke portie friet met stoofvlees, geserveerd met een Brugse Zot van de tap. Dit is de populaire wijk Condesa in Mexico-Stad, waar je de hippe restaurantjes voor het uitzoeken hebt. Glenn van Damme (33) uit Zeeuws-Vlaanderen en […]
Coen van den Akker: van Groot Dochteren naar Mexico Stad
Dit verhaal is geschreven voor De Stentor. ,,Eerlijk: een hike als dit is inmiddels echt een eitje voor me”, roept Coen van den Akker (45), en loopt met ferme pas door. We bevinden ons bovenop de Mexicaanse vulkaan Nevado de Toluca, op ruim 4600 meter hoogte. De ijle lucht maakt ademen lastig, de uitzichten maken […]
Nevado de Toluca: a beautiful hike to 1 of the highest lagoons in the world
About a two-hour drive from Mexico City, you will find one of the four highest mountains in Mexico: the volcano Nevado de Toluca. The highlight of this huge natural park are the two beautiful lakes in the volcano itself: the large Lake of the Sun and the smaller Lake of the Moon. The walk here […]
The charm of El Cuyo: no one comes here
If you study Google Maps and head off the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, El Cuyo might just catch your eye. It lies alone on a peninsula, between the beach and mangrove. You would immediately embrace the village because of its location. Holbox is close by, but that has already been described in detail […]
The hot springs of the Grutas de Xajhá
At the beginning of 2020, this video about the Grutas de Xajhá appeared on YouTube. A still totally unknown nature reserve, which was ‘discovered’ by these two YouTubers. It sparked sudden interest from tourists; the community was more or less forced to turn things around. “I worked here in the mines and drank all the […]
In wonderful Cuetzalan it almost always rains
Very bad roads, full of potholes. High in the mountains and almost completely isolated from the outside world. Cuetzalan in the state of Puebla is one such undiscovered gem, where you will find all the authenticity you are looking for. Just like Chignahuapan is, but completely different. It is a short drive from Mexico City […]
For Día de Muertos go to Chignahuapan
On the night of November 1 to 2, The Day of the Dead takes place in Mexico every year, but let’s call it as it is called: Día de Muertos. As with traditions, the day is celebrated a little differently throughout Mexico. The tradition is centuries old, but the Pixar film Coco made it world-famous […]