Taxco Taxco is an oh so cute old silver mining town perched amongst the mountains. Now, there's no more mining, but its main drawcard is selling silver to tourists from one of the 400-500 silver shops there! We happened to visit during its annual silver show, so things were a bit busier than usual with concerts etc, yet the place still has a real charm as we discovered when we wandered up cobblestoned alleys, and winding stairways to the large Christ on the hill with the help of a few ragged streetkids and their small kitten.
Grutas de CacahuamilpaThese are BIG, VERY BIG! Photos really just don't do them justice... they are huge... think of a large cavern up to 80m high, and 120m wide at points, going 2km into the mountain. Lots of huge stalagtites and mites too.
TeotihuacanNo one is quite sure who built this, but they certainly thought big... 2 huge pyramids, and a very impressive avenue of the dead leading through the city. And still heaps left covered, waiting for money to excavate and preserve. It was my second visit, but I appreciated the extra time to explore the museum and some of the excavated ruins I missed last time. They've just recently excavated further under one of the main pyramids and continue to find more bones, offerings, and clues as to the life and death of these people.
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