A country that tends to make partisans of its visitors, Mexico is broad and beautiful; an exploration of its many layers fills the senses with staggeringly chromatic textures.
We focus on two areas that crystallize Mexico’s charms: the deep, eventful gorges of Copper Canyon and the scenic cultural jewel that is Oaxaca. The canyon’s depths rival those of the Grand Canyon, with the added allure of lush forests and tropical jungles. Two UNESCO World Heritage sites in the southern state of Oaxaca embody what attracts us to Mexico. The city of Oaxaca, poised amid rugged highlands and peopled by Zapotecs and Mixtecs, who continue ancient agricultural and ritual cycles, softens the heart. And the ceremonial pyramids the Zapotec, built in their ancient capital at Monte Albán, once one of the largest cities in the Americas, quicken the soul.
Mayan Civilizations of the Yucatán
Highlights: Cancún, Chichén Itzá and Mérida, Mérida historic center, Mayan barbeque, bike tour to cenote, Mayan village, Uxmal, and the Pyramid of the Magicians, Valladolid, ruins of Cobá, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Oaxaca and the Sierra Norte - Places of the Gods
Highlights: UNESCO World Heritage Site city of Oaxaca, city’s famed square Zócalo, World Heritage Site Zapotec pyramids in Monte Albán, Teotitlán, gentle hiking
The Copper Canyon
Highlights: Copper Canyon, Barrancas del Cobre National Park, Los Mochis/El Fuerte, Chihuahua al Pacífico train, Sierra Madre Mountains, Urique Canyon, Batopilas Canyon, Creel, Batopilas, nomadic Tarahumaras
Custom Journeys in Mexico
Highlights: Oaxaca’s festivals; Regional cooking lessons; Whale-watching in Baja (January–April)
