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| Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. J.F.Kennedy | ||||||
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 "[Near Rosarito] Statue of Christ on the hill above the villas") |
 "[Santo Tomas] The descent to Santo Tomas was fun, spiced up with a view of the town") |
 "[Camalu] View of the countryside") |
 "[El Consuelo] Eroded sandstone") |
 "[El Rosario] Remnants of 1802 Spanish ecclesiastical Mission") |
 "[Mesa Le Pitahaya] Some cacti were really giants, a 10-meter height was no exception") |
 "[Near Catavica] Impressive cacti") |
 "[San Ignacio] Road in another basin bed") |
 "[San Angel] Morning clouds in the desert are also impressive, and almost the rule near the ocean") |
 "[Near Santa Rosalia] It looks like a sphinx even though it is 100-percent natural") |
 "[Santa Rosalia] The town’s dominant feature is a cross on a hill") |
 "[Mulegé] Santa Rosa de Mulegé, a 1705 Mission, serving to the present day") |
 "[Mulegé] The rare greenery and palm trees give a very refreshing impression to the site") |
 "[Playa Santispac] Boats ready to set sail") |
 "[Loreto] Dominant feature of the altar is this statue of the Virgin Mary") |
 "[Ciudad Insurgentes] Boys clowning around, the youngest one is still shy") |
 "[La Paz] Statue at the waterfront, it must have been hard to balance it") |
 "[Near Pichilingue] The road from La Paz lined with beautiful beaches") |
 "[Pichilingue] Adios La Paz") |
 "[Mazatlán] 19th-century Cathedral – naturally the highlight of the town") |
 "[Mazatlán] Jumper gliding over the rock") |
 "[Escuinapa de Hidalgo] Dramatic twilight") |
 "[Escuinapa de Hidalgo] Nightlife is concentrated around the beer stores, this one is of the Tecate brew") |
 "[Tepic] Frogs spouting in the fountain in front of the Cathedral") |
 "[Tepic] Palacio de Gobierno, 1999 painting by José Luis Sota - the Mexican holy trinity - Carranza, Villa, Zapata") |
 "[Tepic] Plaza Principal is dominated by the Cathedral and statue of the poet, Amado Nervo, a native of the city") |
 "[Ixtlán del Rio] Clean, according to local standards, and tidy town, with sidewalks not posing the risk of a leg fracture") |
 "[Near Tequila] Valley surrounded by 3,000-meter high mountains, mostly of volcanic origin") |
 "[Guadalajara] Plaza de la Liberacion and a view of the Cathedral") |
 "[Guadalajara] Instituto Cultural de Cabanas – a corner of one of the patios") |
 "[Guadalajara] Instituto Cultural de Cabanas – 1938 fresco by artist, Orozco") |
 "[Guadalajara] Church of Nuestra Seòora de las Mercedes – people pray to the statue of Christ and place their written wishes on the pedestal of the sculpture") |
 "[Guadalajara] Cathedral at dusk") |
 "[Chapala] Boat ready for a trip to Scorpion Island; statue in the sea in the background") |
 "[Jocotepec] I did not have to risk any of the dangers of the road to take this photograph from the window of the pub where I was dining") |
') "[Villa Emiliano Zapata] A giant bust of Zapata took my interest, in particular for its resemblance to Paleèek, of the Czech singing duo of Paleèek-Janík (or did it rather resemble Janík?)") |
 "[Sahuayo de Morelos] Sugar cane is grown in the surrounding area, this is how it is sold fresh") |
 "[Jiquilpan de Juarez] The sun came out above the city") |
 "[Zamora] Interior of one of the houses") |
 "[Zamora] The windows of the cathedral are reflected in the perfectly polished floor") |
 "[Zamora] A boy, exhausted from helping his parents in the marketplace, fell asleep among the vegetable crates") |
 "[Near Chorán] Corn thrives at an altitude of over 2,000 meters, and does not even mind the surrounding 3,000-meter peaks") |
 "[Uruapan] Procession to mark Dia de San Francisco – a pretzel around the neck was one of the symbols of the celebration") |
 "[Uruapan] Procession to mark Dia de San Francisco – crazy masked dancer") |
 "[Uruapan] Procession to mark Dia de San Francisco - one of the wild creations of the fireworks") |
 "[Tingambato] Archaeological site – The Moon Pyramid is 9 meters high, good for a start") |
 "[Lake Pátzuaro] The second harbor, Janitzio Island, can be guessed at in the center of the photo") |
 – a child playing on the roof of the family car') "[Patzuáro] Plaza Chica (small square) – a child playing on the roof of the family car") |
 ') "[Patzuáro] The girls are looking forward to their stellar moment that comes once a year on Día del Muertos (Day of the Dead, our All Souls’ Day)") |
 "[Tzintzuntzan] The ruins show how huge this fortified residence was") |
 "[Near Morelia] Landscape with a tree") |
 "[Near Morelia] Morelia is surrounded by housing estates consisting of similar houses") |
 "[Morelia] Fountain detail") |
 "[Morelia] The interior view is not as glowing as the view from the main boulevards") |
 "[Morelia] Colegio de San Nicolás de Hidalgo - now serving as a university - detail of wall fresco") |
 "[Morelia] Palacio Clavier, now an exhibition hall; there were several exhibits by various artists") |
 "[Villa Victoria] Indian women waiting in the morning mist for the bus") |
 "[Toluca] Everyone gorges, some even look cute doing it") |
 "[Mexico City] Zócalo - Palacio Nacional") |
 "[Mexico City] Secretaria de Educaión Pública - detail of fresco by Diego Rivera with the theme of Day of the Dead") |
 "[Mexico City] Basílica de Guadalupe – in unison, the old and new buildings overlook the town center about 6 km away") |
 "[Teotihuacán] View from the Moon Pyramid - a favorite place to relax") |
 "[Teotihuacán] Pyramid of the Sun") |
 "[Teotihuacán] Lonely little man - one of the findings in the local museum") |
 "[Teotihuacán] Head in the Museum of Frescoes") |
 "[Xochimilco] Our gondolier transports us on the former Aztec canals") |
 "[Xochimilco] Quiet spots could also be found") |
 "[Xochimilco] Funfair on the market") |
 "[Mexico City] I also climbed the Cathedral tower and looked down at the town from a height") |
 "[Mexico City] Museo Nacional de Antropologia - some funeral masks had surprisingly vivid expressions") |
 "[Mexico City] Museo Nacional de Antropologia - huge Toltec head weighing approximately 20 tons") |
 "[Mexico City] A squirrel in the park in front of the Museo de Arte Moderno is waiting and hoping to get something") |
 "[Mexico City] Templo Mayor - Tlálok - god of water and rain - the most powerful Aztec deity") |
 "[Mexico City] Preparations for the corrida reach their climax") |
 "[Mexico City] A matador’s work is hard, he must be elegant and get very close to the bull, this is appreciated") |
 "[Cholula] Morning warm-up on the terrace of the Santuario de Nuestra Seòora de los Remedios Church overlooking the town of Puebla") |
 "[Cholula] Excavations in the foundations of the Tepanapa pyramid and Santuario de Nuestra Seòora de los Remedios Church") |
 "[El Tecomate] Mountainous, green landscape, made special by the cacti") |
 "[Santa Maria Tutla] Mountain village") |
 "[San Juan Teposcolula] Due to frequent earthquakes, the landscape is somewhat eroded") |
 "[Oaxaca] Palacio de Gobierno serves as an exhibition hall and a museum with many interactive exhibitions") |
 "[Oaxaca] Center, Hidalgo Street leading to Zócalo") |
 "[Oaxaca] Decorative embellishment for Día de Muertos") |
 "[Monte Alban] Morning view of Oaxaca shrouded in fog") |
 "[Monte Alban] Stones in front of Observatorio") |
 "[Oaxaca] Mother and daughter rushing to the folklore parade") |
 "[Oaxaca] The living cannot escape the Day of the Dead, only those who are actually dead probably do not care") |
 "[Jalapa del Marqués] Entrance to the town") |
 "[Santo Domingo Tehuantepec] Statue at the city entrance, probably the only landmark") |
 "[Near Lázaro Cardenas] An unusually huge tree sometimes appeared in the landscape") |
 "[Tuxtla Gutierrez] Twilight reflected in the window of the tomb") |
 "[Tuxtla Gutierrez] Catedral de San Marcos") |
 "[Caòon del Sumidero] The boat passes around the rocks, the highest ones are nearly a kilometer tall") |
 "[Caòon del Sumidero] One of several waterfalls that nourish the lush vegetation on the steep rocks") |
 in the center of the square in La Pila, a reminder of the Spanish crown') "[Chiapa de Corzo] Brick gazebo with fountain (Fuente Colonila - 1562) in the center of the square in La Pila, a reminder of the Spanish crown") |
 "[San Cristobal de las Casas] Lane in the center after the rain") |
 "[San Cristobal de las Casas] El Arco del Carmen") |
 "[San Cristobal de las Casas] Detail of the fresco in the cloister of the Faculty of Law") |
 "[Near Agua Azul] Finally the rain stopped and the hills could puff away") |
') "[Palenque] Temple XX from Grupo de las Cruces (Group of Crosses)") |
 "[Palenque] On the left, Templo de las Inscripciones, on the right, El Palacio with a distinctive tower, used for astronomical purposes") |
 "[Nuevo Pital] Totally unusual structure at the lake beside the road") |
 "[Sabancuy] The town center is on the shore of Laguna de Terminos, a system of bridges leads to the 2-km distant ocean") |
 "[Campeche] The entrance to the city is guarded by this monster") |
 "[Campeche] Cathedral at night") |
 "[Edzna] Edificio de los Cinco Pisos - a very unusual combination of a pyramid and residential building, of course with a temple at the very top") |
, no lights, although used in the dark') "[Hopelchen] Popular cyclotaxi, no gears, only one brake ('torpedo', back-pedal brake), no lights, although used in the dark") |
 "[Sayil] El Palacio, right wing, ground-floor decoration") |
 "[Sayil] El Palacio, three-story building, an impressive 85 meters wide") |
 "[Xlapak] A small but neat building, 20 meters wide") |
 "[Uxmal] Casa de las Tortugas - House of Turtles – according to the Mayans, if there was a water shortage, turtles as well as people pleaded to the god Chac for a solution") |
 is a 39-meter pyramid with oval layout') "[Uxmal] Casa del Adivino (Magic House) is a 39-meter pyramid with oval layout") |
 "[Mérida] One of the historical mansions on boulevard Paseo de Montejo") |
 "[Dzibilchaltún] Lilies blooming in Xlacah cenote") |
 "[Cacalchén] One of the many attractive churches on the way") |
 "[Izamal] The facade of the entrance gate and monastery are spectacularly illuminated at night") |
, El Castillo in the background') "[Chichen Itza] Plataforma de los Cráneos (Platform of Skulls), El Castillo in the background") |
 – 25-meter high Mayan calendar') "[Chichen Itza] El Castillo (Kukulcán Pyramid) – 25-meter high Mayan calendar") |
 "[Valladolid] On the Yucatán peninsula, these double chairs are often seen; they facilitate eye-to-eye contact, but prevent more serious physical experiments") |
, on the right, El Castillo') "[Tulum] On the left, Templo del Dios del Viento (Temple of the Wind God), on the right, El Castillo") |
 "[Tulum] Ruins, rocks and sea, perfect combination") |
 "[Tulum] The Temple of the Wind God is on a rocky promontory above the sea") |
 "[Tulum] Beach") |
 "[Tulum] Iguana guarding access to the cave under the Casa del Cenote") |
 "[Playa del Carmen] The sandy beach is lined with hotels") |
 "[Cozumel] West coast near Chankanaab") |
 "[Cozumel] Blowholes are often seen on the East coast") |
 "[Isla Mujeres] Lunch with a view of Cancún hotels") |
 "[Isla Mujeres] Piece of clam on a rock, this is how it was, no arrangement") |
 "[Isla Mujeres] Promenade on the East coast of the island") |
 "[Cancún] Impressive clouds, it was raining all the time") |
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| © Text and photos by by Jiri Bina | ||||||||||||||||||||||