por creavix | Mar 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
In Mexico we still have many beaches where you can camp and not see anybody. Although they have been populated in the last years. For example, the Zipolite of 30 years ago is no longer the same; nor the Maruata, Michoacan of the early 90’s. Those fishing villages where you could throw in the hammock for hours, or walk kilometers of beach without seeing anyone. Those places to lose you completely are more remote, more hideen.
The beaches of Lagunas de Chacahua is one of those. Thanks mainly to the fact that Lagunas de Chacahua is a National Park, and by law tourism development is not allowed. Then go for it. Put your tent under an enramada, grab a hamaca, and devote yourself to eat a fish in the middle of dissipation and leisure.
Arriving is complicated but easy going. The trip is by land and boat. If you bring extra pesos, grab a taxi and avoid complications. But if you are short of money, take a truck to Rio Grande and from there you will find trucks to Zapotalito. It may be a few hours of hot travel, but it will surely be fun on the picturesque Mexican coast.
Once in Zapotalito you can take a private boat to the Lagunas de Chacahua, to the area of the enramadas. There are also options for collective boats in case you are short of pesos. In about 40 minutes between lagoons you will arrive at that rustic coastal place of palm and wood, full of birds, crocodiles, fishermen who leave at dawn, the sun and the incessant waves. Now rest and enjoy.
Once there, park as many days as you want. If it turns into months, it’s not our fault. Maybe you can visit the turtle sanctuary, or take a walk at night and with luck you can release small turtles. It is a place of natural habitat of diverse birds, pelicans, tiger heron, seagull, all kinds of life between the lagoons and mangroves, you can even take a boat trip to take you to see life or fish. Maybe you just want to stay for sunsets, or learn to surf and visit the mangroves.
There is so much to do. We recommend you go, and mainly lose yourself in the silence of the waves, and live with nature.
por creavix | Mar 24, 2018 | Destinations
As humans we can go through the 80s. 80 years may seem many or few, long life full of adventures. But in the history of the earth a succession of generations has been from here to there, going around the world for many years. The land of now was already the steps of someone before …; all these places have breathed history, conversations, events that, if you close your eyes, maybe you can feel.
To the earth the human has explored it for years. Before Bering freeze.
Before contemporary man traveled comfortably on cruises – now that everything seems to be discovered, were the seas and the waves alone. A brave man suddenly decided to make a boat and go sailing. Some ancients fished in fragile rafts. But until the fourteen hundred we actually began to explore the world by the seas.
EXPLORATION OF MEXICO: 1511 – 1517 – 1518 THE COAST OF YUCATÁN
1511.- The sinking of the Valdivia. The Spaniards arrived in Mexico in the first two decades of the fifteenth century.
Columbus arrived in Cuba in 1492, and it took almost 20 years for the first Spaniard to reach Mexican lands with the sinking of Valdivia in 1511. It was the survivors Jerónimo de Aguilar and Gonzalo Guerrero who arrived at the always paradisiacal Cozumel, where they lived 9 years as slaves in the peninsula.
Cortes found them in 1519 and they served as interpreters.
The voyage of the collapse of Valdivia
1517.- The expedition of Fernandez de Córdoba. In 1517, the first documented trip of Spanish exploration in the Mexican interior took place. Lead by Francisco Fernández de Córdoba, they arrived at Cabo Catoche, where Holbox is. In fact, on Holbox we have written this Post about the paradisiacal island and the possibility of swimming with Whale Shark.
From Holbox they went west towards Campeche and Champoton.
Some confrontations with the original settlers left their expedition weak and Cordoba was wounded and left for Florida. In Florida they were between Key Marco and Tampa Bay, and after facing the locals they had to return to Havana. Cordoba dies on his return for the injuries received in Champoton. Even with its complications his trip traced the route for the following expeditions of Grijalva and Cortés.
The expedition of Fernandez de Córdoba.
1518.- The Journey of Juan de Grijalva. Cordova’s expedition impressed. Imagine the stories of the things seen, what they said about the turquoise waters of Yucatan, Campeche, the vegetation of the Mexican coasts, the settlers and the rich land they perhaps imagined.
All that happened in Havana, there was the center of power with the governor Diego de Velásquez. So much those stories impress, that it was decided to return, and they sent from Cuba four ships and 300 men in 1518 to explore those same lands under the orders of Juan de Grijalva.
Grijalva –in fact, is now the name of one of the most important rivers in Mexico, near the Pantanos de Centla, of which Darwin Nomad has spoken.
They arrived in Cozumel … let’s imagine their journey in front of Tulum, the Sian Ka’nn Reserve, and the passage along the coast of what is now Cancun. We recommend that you see this article by Darwin Nomad on how to visit the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve on your own
The chronicles say that they saw high towers and stone houses on the coast. They went through Isla Mujeres to the Rio Lagarto in Campeche in search of water … and it is narrated that they had contact with the locals. They entered Laguna de Términos, that wide lagoon where the oil zone of Ciudad del Carmen is now. They found the Rio Grijalva and entered it. Imagine the stupor, the curiosity, the vertigo and fear of ignoring which strange eyes were beyond the green vegetation.
They followed the coast of Veracruz towards Isla de Sacrificios and reached the Pánuco River, near Tampico. They returned to Cuba bordering the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, via Champoton.
His trip laid the foundations for Hernán Cortés’ definitive subsequent trip, which would reach the Great Tenochtitlan from which the locals had spoken.
The Journey of Grijalva in 1518
In Darwin Nomad we will continue talking about trips and explorations. From what it was before and from the avatars that occurred for what it was today. Visit Mexico.
por creavix | Mar 24, 2018 | Destinos
Como humanos podemos andar por los 80. 80 años pueden parecer muchos o pocos, larga vida llena de peripecias. Pero en la historia de la tierra una sucesión de generaciones ha estado de aquí a allá, dando vueltas muchos años por el mundo. La tierra de ahora ya fueron los pasos de alguien antes…; todos estos lugares han respirado historia, conversaciones, acontecimientos que, si cierras los ojos, tal vez podrás sentir.
A la tierra el humano la ha explorado por años. Antes de que se congelara Bering.
Así es, antes de que el hombre contemporáneo viajara cómodamente en cruceros –ahora que pareciere ya todo estar descubierto, fueron los mares y las olas solos. Un valiente decidió de pronto hacer embarcación y lanzarse a vela. Algunos antiguos pescaron en balsas frágiles. Pero hasta los mil cuatrocientos en realidad comenzamos a explorar el mundo por los mares.
EXPLORACIÓN DE MÉXICO: 1511 – 1517 – 1518 LA COSTA DE YUCATÁN
1511.- El hundimiento del Valdivia. A México llegaron los españoles en las primeras dos décadas del siglo XV. Colón llega a Cuba en el 1492, y se tardaron casi 20 años para que el primer español llegara a tierras mexicanas con el hundimiento del Valdivia en 1511. Fueron los sobrevivientes Jerónimo de Aguilar y Gonzalo Guerrero que llegaron al siempre paradisiaco Cozumel, donde vivieron 9 años como esclavos en la península. Después Cortes los encontrará en 1519 y le sirvieron de intérpretes.
El viaje del hundimiento del Valdivia
1517.- La expedición de Fernandez de Córdoba. En 1517 ocurrió el primer viaje documentado de exploración española tierra adentro mexicana. Liderado por Francisco Fernández de Córdoba, llegaron a Cabo Catoche que es donde está Holbox. De hecho, en Holbox hemos escrito este Post sobre la isla paradisíaca y la posibilidad de nadar con el Tiburón Ballena.
De esa zona de Holbox se fueron al oeste hacia Campeche y Champotón.
Algunos enfrentamientos con los pobladores originales dejaron mermada su expedición y Córdoba herido se fue rumbo a Florida. En Florida estuvieron entre Key Marco y Tampa Bay, y tras enfrentarse con los locales tuvieron que regresar a La Habana. Córdoba muere a su regreso por las heridas recibidas en Champotón. Aún con sus complicaciones su viaje trazó la ruta para las expediciones siguientes de Grijalva y Cortés.
La expedición de Fernandez de Córdoba.
1518.- El Viaje de Juan de Grijalva. La expedición de Córdova impresionó. Imaginen los relatos de las cosas vistas, lo que decían de las aguas turquesas de Yucatán, de Campeche, de la vegetación de las costas mexicanas, de los pobladores y las riquezas que tal vez imaginaban.
Todo eso ocurría en La Habana, allí estaba el centro del poder con el gobernador Diego de Velásquez. Tanto impresionaron los relatos en Cuba, que se decidió regresar, y mandaron desde Cuba cuatro barcos y 300 hombres en 1518 a explorar esas mismas tierras bajo las órdenes de Juan de Grijalva. Grijalva es el nombre ahora de ahora uno de los ríos más importantes de México, cercano a los Pantanos de Centla, de los que Darwin Nomad ha hablado.
Llegaron por Cozumel… imaginemos su recorrido frente a Tulum, por la Reserva de Sian Ka´nn, y el paso por la costa de lo que ahora es Cancún. Les recomendamos que vean este artículo de Darwin Nomad sobre cómo visitar por tu cuenta la Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka’an.
Las crónicas hablan que vieron en la costa altas torres y casas de piedra. Pasaron por Isla Mujeres hacia el Rio Lagarto en Campeche en busca de agua… y se narra que tuvieron contacto con los locales. Entraron a Laguna de Términos, esa amplia laguna donde ahora está la zona petrolera de Ciudad del Carmen. Se encontraron el Rio Grijalva y entraron a él. Imaginemos el sopor, la curiosidad, el vértigo y miedo de ignorar qué ojos extraños estaban más allá de la verde vegetación.
Siguieron por la costa de Veracruz hacia Isla de Sacrificios y llegaron hasta el Rio Pánuco, cerca de Tampico. Regresaron a Cuba bordeando la costa del golfo de México, vía Champoton. Su viaje sentó las bases del viaje posterior definitivo de Hernán Cortés, que llegaría hasta la Gran Tenochtitlan de la que los locales les habían hablado.
El Viaje de Grijalva en 1518
En Darwin Nomad seguiremos hablando de viajes y de exploraciones. De lo que antes fue y de los avatares ocurridos para lo que fue hoy. Visita México.
por creavix | Mar 11, 2018 | Sin categoría
Seguramente has oído hablar de Real de Catorce. Probablemente habrás escuchado de ese prospero pueblo colonial de minas de plata que se convirtió en pueblo fantasma por los 1900 debido al abandono de las minas.
En ese pueblo en medio del desierto se dice que todo es mágico. Del explendor quedan algunas ruinas barrocas que recuerdan aquellos tiempos de recitales de gala en el teatro y de riqueza constante sacada de las entrañas de la tierra. Incluso el presidente Porfirio Diaz visitó el pueblo en sus épocas de auge.
No esta cerca ni facil llegar. De la ciudad de México con unas 9 horas en autobus. Tomar el autobus a Matehuala, y de allí un autobus más te llevará a Real. Si vas en auto serán unas 7 horas desde la ciudad de México.
por creavix | Mar 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Surely you’ve heard of Bacalar. Bacalar is a town in the southeast of Mexico, very close to the border with Belize.
The town is on the edge of the Bacalar lagoon … that they call the lagoon of the seven colors, but mainly it is turquoise. You can go slowly to the lagoon, feel a fresh and cold water, and walk hundreds of meters with hardly any water at the waist.
The water is filtered naturally, so the lagoon is large, wide, the sun hot, the clouds static. A place where you will feel water on your face, and you will feel alive.
Why visit it:
- It’s for everyone. If you go with children, alone, with your partner, with your parents on a family trip. Bacalar offers a lot for everyone.
- Is easy to get there. You arrive easy, you stay easy, it has all the services. You can get there by car. If you arrive by air, the nearest airport is Chetumal. You have hotels, a place of pizzas, places of seafood, head tacos, obviously, a vegan place. That is to say, the town and the wide lagoon is already a place with all the services and a relaxed vibe.
- You can swim, sail, kayak, throw yourself in the sun. It is a paradise of water sports. With the constant presence of the lagoon, it is nothing more than you decide what to do. And always by your side will be the pristine stillness of nature.
- There are cenotes nearby. Over there is the Blue Cenote, immense, deep blue and deep and mysterious. Beyond is the Witch’s Cenote, where you can also swim. That is to say, the area of this wide lagoon also has cenotes for you to have a complete dip.
- There are archaeological sites nearby. From the imposing Calakmul to the nearest Xpuhil. It is just a matter of you deciding to leave the placid purr of your deckchair, and go to the top of that pyramid.
- You can imagine times of pirates and conquests in Fort San Felípe. It is very well preserved and is right in the center of the town of Bacalar.
- You can become addicted to its stillness. After you spend a few days you will end up walking slowly in the evening. You can sit on a pier for hours only to feel the wind. The time will pass without notice … and you will have become addicted to the stillness of Bacalar.
Visit the town, the lagoon, the area, the ruins. Fall in love even more with Mexico.
