On a road trip in Mexico with Sébastien Corolleur

From the city of La Paz, Sébastien traveled 175 km on a scooter, on straight roads without a gas station. The goal? Join the Cabo Pulmo natural park, a paradise for divers, “Great eco-responsible, with a good quality of diving where we discover the fauna, the huge mako sharks 4.5 meters long.” Supreme luck, he heard the song of the whales!

He then ferryed to the town of Los Mochis, then drove north to El Fuerte, where he was wowed by the museum of the history of the Mexican Revolution.

Going up to the northeast, he then took the direction of Creel and there: a western setting! He rode a quad. Another highlight was his journey aboard a train like no other: El Chepe, which leads to Chihuahua. “We took 1st class for around 80 euros and watched the sunset from the last carriage on a rolling terrace. Magic!”

Subsequently, after 25 hours by bus, heading for Mexico City, where he discovered the Day of the Dead. And in particular the Coyoacan district, where the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo once resided. “Families eat in the cemeteries where the tombs are very flowery. The atmosphere is very festive. We witness a gigantic parade in the streets, with inhabitants dressed up and made up with representations of skulls.”

Another shock, the city of Puebla and its three active volcanoes including the Popocatepelt, the second highest mountain in the country with 5,426 meters above sea level. “It’s astoundingly beautiful!”.

After a stopover in the port city of Veracruz, he went by bus to the town of Bacalar and its bay of seven colors which he was able to admire during a sailboat cruise.