Julia Flint

Based in Athens, Ohio, I've fallen in love with travel in general, and Central America specifically. I help run a website devoted to exploring Central America and southern Mexico on a budget. Check it out:
www.bordertramp.com

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isla holbox, mexico
February 9, 2014 in Mexico
The perfect peaceful island to relax on after a few months of travel.
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@ Mexico Lázaro Cárdenas Rancho Mil
Feb 9, 2014 · Altitude: 4 m
21°32'16" N 87°13'12" W

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Day79
Valladolid, Yucatán
February 3, 2014 in Mexico
Valladolid is an underrated stop on the tourist trail in Mexico, if only for the cenotes that are accessible in and around town. Both hostels in town rent bikes, and have hand drawn maps ready to show you how to find the nearby sink holes. WIth only a short stretch on the mexican highway (not actually scary), you're cruising on bike paths and back roads the the entire time, stopping at cenotes to swim and drink fresh coconut water.

And if you happen to be in town during the carnival, not the mardi gras carnival, but, county-fair type carnival, you should absolutely go. I a word to the wise: if no one is in line for a particular ride, there's probably a reason.Read more
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@ Mexico Valladolid
Feb 3, 2014 · Altitude: 27 m
20°41'23" N 88°12'8" W
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Mérida, Yucatán
February 1, 2014 in Mexico
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@ Mexico Mérida Petkanché
Feb 1, 2014 · Altitude: 36 m
20°58'3" N 89°35'33" W
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Palenque, Chiapas
January 29, 2014 in Mexico
ruins and waterfalls; this place is as good as it gets.
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@ Mexico Palenque/Temp
Jan 29, 2014 · Altitude: 77 m
17°30'33" N 91°58'56" W
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Edzna Ruins
January 26, 2014 in Mexico
Traffic to these ruins is sparse, at best, though they are only a 30-40 minute bus ride from Campeche. On the day I visited I couldn't think of anything better than having a practically private archeological park to wander around in, walking across the ruins and eating oranges.

A man sits near the road at the entrance to the park, selling water and jugos and sodas. He keeps a black leather notebook on the table for all his customers to sign.Read more
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@ Mexico Campeche City Noh-Yaxché Zona Arqueológica Edzna
Jan 26, 2014 · Altitude: 27 m
19°35'47" N 90°13'47" W
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Campeche
January 23, 2014 in Mexico
Campeche attracts tour buses of tourists my parents' age, but not so many of the young and restless. But the city is beautiful, and the fortified area is (like Antigua, Guatemala) a UNESCO heritage site.
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@ Mexico Campeche San Juan I
Jan 23, 2014 · Altitude: 6 m
19°49'48" N 90°32'6" W
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San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
January 15, 2014 in Mexico
On certain streets in San Cris, I swear you hear as much italian as spanish, and more european spanish than native. There is an active and entertaining community of international vagabonds who gather often at a corner cafe on the main pedestrian street. San Cris is also where you can find incredible knitted wool products made in the surrounding villages. And you didn't bring a pair of wool socks, or a hat, it's probably a good idea to have at this elevation.Read more
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@ Mexico San Cristobal De Casas San Cristóbal de las Casas
Jan 15, 2014 · Altitude: 2,135 m
16°44'13" N 92°38'15" W
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Day52
lagunas de montebello, mexico
January 7, 2014 in Mexico
Competing in the Natural Wonders Beauty Pageant with El Cliflon falls, Montebello is also a site to see. I was so happy here to meet the company of two travelers from Mexico City, who shared a "car tour" with me, from an entrepreneurial gentleman who drove us to several of the different lakes and shared some information along the way. We went horseback riding as well, through deep mud in the woods,Read more
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@ Mexico La Trinitaria Nuevo Belén Laguna Yuctián
Jan 7, 2014 · Altitude: 1,644 m
16°6'6" N 91°40'35" W
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Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas
January 5, 2014 in Mexico
A sleepy town that goes about its business and looks at you suspiciously for being an unmarried female traveling alone.
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@ Mexico Chiapas Microondas Comitán
Jan 5, 2014 · Altitude: 1,573 m
16°14'37" N 92°7'25" W
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cascada el chiflon
January 5, 2014 in Mexico
This park has everything: hiking, swimming, camping, and zip-lining. Without proper camping gear, however, I decided to cut my time short. On the hike to the top of the waterfall I met a very enthusiastic tour guide with a bus group from Mexico City. We left the park around the same time and I took their offer for a ride in their mega-bus back to Comitan; a far more entertaining option than the public busesRead more
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@ Mexico Chiapas La Perla el Zapotal El Chiflón
Jan 5, 2014 · Altitude: 805 m
16°11'41" N 92°15'57" W

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