Mexico – ¡Que Padre!

We have been collecting a series of desktop pictures for our computers in order to remember the trip. We thought we'd share 24 of the best ones, so that you can enjoy Mexico on your desktop. Clicking on the images leads to a high resolution widescreen version of the image that you can drag to your computer to use as a background.

The ruins of Tulum, arriving early in the morning and it's already scorching hot. Hardly any tourists though yet.

One of the many iguanas scampering about Tulum.

Tulum again.

To the beach inside the Mayan temple.

At Chichen Itza, where the snakes come down the stairs in the equinox.

The Mayan form of basketball. Involving human sacrifice for the losers. Must have been a really fun game.

The loosing side.

Palenque, our favourite ruins in Mexico. Long hidden in the middle of the jungle and hence haven't all been cleared yet.

Temple of the inscriptions in Palenque.

At the Museo de Antropología in Mexico DF.

The lighthouse at Puerto Morelos on the Yucatan Peninsula.

The beach in Puerto Morelos.

The fort in Campeche, on the gulf side of the Yucatan peninsula.

Pirates were obviously a real threat in the past, the fort was well equipped with canons.

On the street in San Miguel de Allende.

Near the old "lavanderias", washing places, in San Miguel de Allende.

The parish church of San Miguel de Allende.

San Cristobal de las Casas in the highlands of Chiapas. Much colder than we had anticipated and very different from other parts of Mexico.

The main museum at San Cristobal de las Casas.

The flower of the dead, cempasúchil or flor de los muertos.

Can't remember the name of this beautiful flower unfortunately.

Grasses growing over Mayan ruins.

The botanical garden in Oaxaca, a beautiful spot.

Tequila!