Mexico

IRELAND
pop.- 5,981,448
lang.- Irish, english
area- 27,133 sq. miles
GDP- $49,095
bodies of water- atlantic ocean

After Cuba my next stop was north to Ireland. i flew into dublin the country's capital. Ireland is very green and wet. it is usually cloudy and rains a lot. Dublin is not only Ireland capital but it's also the country's largest city. Dublin was originally founded as a Viking settlement, it then evolved into the kingdom of dublin. The first night i decided to see what the nightlife here in dublin was like. it was very vibrant. Dublin is a very young city it is the youngest city in all of europe. after taking in some of the best dublin has to offer from the pubs to the restaurants i headed to the west coast of the island to see the cliffs of moher. this was truly amazing, the cliffs look out over the atlantic ocean. the green cliffs rise about 400ft from the ocean. the tallest cliff being around 700ft from the ocean. this was one of my favorite things ive seen so far along with the ruins in mexico. so ireland was awesome next stop the netherlands.

CUBA
pop.- 11,451,652
lang.- spanish
area- 42,803 sq. miles
GDP- $9,500
bodies of water- Caribbean sea

After Brazil i caught a flight to my next destination, Cuba. my first stop there was the capital, Havana. the city is very old, all of the buildings and even the cars in the streets. the city is bursting with native culture. everyone is very friendly and the native food is delicious. the climate is very warm and humid. after a few nights in havana i went on to my next destination in cuba the Vinales Valley. This is the very rural part of cuba. it is very green and lush. this is where the tobacco for cuban cigars is grown. There are many places to hike and rock climb and the vinales valley is one of cubas biggest tourest attractions. so that was cuba next stop Ireland.

Brazil- just southeast of Mexico
pop.- 191,241,714
lang.- Portuguese
area- 3,287,597 sq. miles
GDP- $10,325
rivers- Amazon

After Mexico i caught the first plane to Brazil. we landed in rio which was my first stop in brazil. the city is huge and full of native culture. The city's located between lush rain forests and awesome beaches. my first night in rio i went out and had some brazilian food at a local restaurant, which was very good. the next day i had to go see the cristo rendentor the famous statue that sits on top of a mountain that looks out over all of rio de janeiro. if you go to rio this is one thing you cant miss, it really is amazing. The view from up there is insane you can see all of rio and the bay. My next stop in Brazil was the iguazu falls which is just south west of rio. this was another thing that if your in brazil you cant miss. the falls are massive and from the observatory you can see all across the landscape. it something you really just have to see for yourself to fully appreciate it. So that was Brazil next stop Cuba

Mexico-just south of the U.S.
pop.-104,908,000
lang.-Spanish, Mayan in the south
Area- 761,606 sq.miles
GDP- $14,560
Bodies of water- Atlantic ocean to the east and the Pacific to the west

-Campeche
-Quintana Roo

my first stop was Campeche Mexico, the spot of one of the mayan empire's biggest cities thousands of years ago. the people there were very friendly. and after a good nights sleep we headed out bright and early to see the mayan ruins. the ruins were amazing. massive pyramids and temples stretch all across the rainforest. it's crazy to think that 3000 years ago this was a massive empire one of the biggest the worlds ever seen. After seeing the ruins in Campeche i made my way east across the peninsula to see the ruins that remain in Quintana Roo Mexico. There we went and saw the mayan ruins in Tulum which are right on the carribean coast. they were not quite as big as the ruins in Campeche but none the less were still amazing and provided a great view of the sea. so that was mexico next stop Brazil.