Nevado de Toluca, Mexico

Nevado de Toluca is Mexico’s fourth-highest mountain at 4,680 metres in height, which is believed to have been taller until it erupted some 25,000 years ago. It last erupted around 10,500 years ago.

It is in the State of Mexico, not far from the state capital Toluca, which is Mexico’s tallest city. Indigenous people used to hold ceremonies and make sacrifices there.

To get here, I took a bus from the Mexico City western bus terminal to the other end of the little town Raices, to get a colectivo car to the mountain. The first bus took 1.5-2 hours and $144. The car costs $50 and takes 10 minutes. There I took another van at $50 for around 25 minutes. The walk to the viewpoint is around 40 minutes, 10 minutes to the Moon Lake, 20 minutes to the Sun Lake, and around an hour up to Pico Aguila, the second-highest peak at 4660m.

Bacalar, QR, Mexico

Bacalar is a small town in the southern part of Mexico next to a big lake that bears its name. It’s designated a magical town and was originally founded by the Mayas. During the Maya revolt, the town was held by the natives for a number of years.

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Chetumal, Mexico

Chetumal is a small city that serves as the state capital of Quintana Roo. The name originated from an ancient Maya capital city which is today a little to the south in northern Belize, where the city borders. During the Maya revolt in the 1840s, Hispanic Mexicans were driven away to Belize, at the time a British colony, but many returned alongside Englishmen to resettle in the city after the dictator President Diaz suppressed the revolt and established a definite border with Belize. The lake Bacalar, around half an hour away from the city, is now its biggest tourist attraction.

Santa Elena/Corozal Free Zone, Belize

Sta Elena/Corozal Free Zone is a small area in Belize by the Mexican border, within the national territory of Belize without going through customs or immigration. It was established in 1994 to offer tax-free products to people travelling from Mexico. There are 2 combis and a small bus from Chetumal getting there (MXN$20).