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Rafting down the Lacanja RiverRafting in Mexico The descent down the River Lacanja is not white water rafting, it is rather a river that has waterfalls and stretches of flat water (class I). There is only a part with larger class III falls (maximum 2.50 meters high). This is a very scenic trip during which you should be able to see various forest animals.
The Lacandon community of Lacanja, where the rafting starts, is located in the outskirts of one of the most important bioreserves in Mexico: The Montes Azules, near the archaeological sites of Yaxchilan, Bonampak and Palenque.
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Tepoztlan MarketMarkets in Mexico City, Mexico On Sundays the market place in Tepoztlan is a bedlam of colours, smells, people, free roaming donkeys and smoke. However this initial assault on the senses is only the beginning as this market is all about chillies, spice and all things hot. In this little town south of Mexico City, the steak is rubbed with chilli, the ice-cream is chilli flavour and both fresh and dried chillies are stacked on the stalls surrounding the whole place with a chilli dust that makes foreigners sneeze whilst nonchalant locals don’t even bat an eyelid. It’s a great place to try local specialities from the antojito stands. Vendors continually press and stack up fresh tortillas, grill quesadillos, steam tamales and fry fresh fish. You can also buy a bag of the Mexican speciality chapulines (grasshoppers) that are fried with chillies, garlic and lemon juice and served with lime wedges or chilli sauce. The food is good and cheap and the sights and sounds of the market more than enough entertainment while you eat.
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Gulf of CaliforniaBeaches in Mexico Very beautiful area of small islands, beaches, cliffs, desert, turquoise sea. Biodiverse plant and sea life of fishes and mammals.
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Day of the DeadFestivals in Mexico City, Mexico At the beginning of November Mexican families celebrate the Day of the Dead by welcoming the dead back into their homes and providing feasts for them or visiting cemeteries with sumptuous picnics and decorating the gravesites of their dead relatives. People take the opportunity to reminisce and tell stories and get their families together. Though called the Day of the Dead, festivities take place over two days, the first remembering departed children and the second for adults. Special foods are prepared for the family feasts, often in the shapes of skulls or skeletons and some families build shrines covered in flowers with offerings of the deceased’s favourite alcohol, sweets and cigarettes. The celebration dates from Aztec traditions which originally celebrated children and the dead, however it’s now used to commemorate dead friends and family members and to reflect on the continuity of life. Rural regions usually observe the festival in a more traditional way than people in cities, but it’s a recognised national holiday, so most Mexicans mark the occasion.
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San Benedicto IslandDiving in Mexico San Benedicto is one of four islands in the Revillagigedos Archipelago, more commonly called the Socorro Islands. This area attracts nature enthusiasts and scuba divers because the the numerous large animal encounters experienced at dive sites like "The Boiler" and "The Canyon". Giant Pacific Mantas congregate here because it is a cleaning station. Its one of the few places in the world where you can come eye-to-eye with these amazing creatures in crystal clear ocean water. It can only be reached by boat. Scuba divers visit this area when weather permits from November through May. This is done by way of Cabo San Lucas aboard the luxury live-aboard Solmar V.
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