During the last few hours of our trip to Mexico City last week, Stephanie was able to get a quick snapshot of Mexico’s second highest mountain, Popocatépetl, which is also an active volcano. If you look closely, you can see the smoke billowing out of the top.
Archive for the ‘Mexican geography’ Category
1 Mar
Pristine Playa
At one point during our trip back to the border, we were able to drive down to this section of undeveloped beach in Veracruz. The wind was blowing the sand so strongly, I could hardly face this direction in order to take the picture. But for those of you wondering what the pristine beaches in [...]
11 Sep
High Living
Last night, I tried to bake a cake to enjoy after dinner. Things seemed to be going along just fine until it was almost finished baking, and then, to my chagrin, I looked in the oven and my beautiful cake had completely collapsed in on itself. That’s when I remembered, “Oh, yeah, the altitude.”
Quite a [...]
6 Sep
We Found Them
Today Wes and I were trying to find the Huasteca Canyon, which is right outside of Monterrey (see Wes’ post). Though we cringe to admit it, we got a tad bit lost. First we found ourselves smack dab in the middle of perhaps the wealthiest neighborhoods in Monterrey, complete with mansions surrounded by walls draped [...]
6 Sep
Huasteca Canyon
Just outside of Monterrey lies a breathtaking beauty of God’s creation: the Huasteca Canyon. Once we found the right road (which took us on some adventures) we couldn’t believe how close this was to the city! One minute we were driving on an avenue lined with expensive hotels, another minute we were passing through the [...]
5 Sep
Made it to Monterrey
The border crossing was painless this morning at Nuevo Laredo, and after a short drive through the bleak landscape of northern Nuevo Leon, we soon reached the Sierra Madre range and the beautiful city of Monterrey. We look forward to writing more later about this city and the work of MTW Northern Mexico here and [...]
11 Aug
Popocatepetl
On our drive down to Oaxaca on Sunday, we were stunned by the clear view of Popocatepetl (Popo for short), the second highest point in Mexico (just over 16,000 feet) and an active volcano. The last major eruption was in 1947, but has spewed sparks and ash as recently as 2001. It is only 70 [...]
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