Background: The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst recession in over half a century. The nation continues to make an impressive recovery. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states. Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that the opposition defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) was sworn in on 1 December 2000 as the first chief executive elected in free and fair elections.
May 9th 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas San Cristobal de Las Casas is a colonial town that is quite small and so perfect for walking. It also has a very pleasant micro-climat which means you don´t have to sweat anymore! Woohoo! Needless to ... 11 photos[full story]
May 6th 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque Leaving the Yucatan Peninsula and getting into Chiapas was like entering another country, one that is more green, hilly and simply more Mexican. It felt so much better when I could see whole Mexican f ... 12 photos[full story]
March 23rd 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » El Panchan Kaixo danoi!
Gure abenturarekin jarraituz, Oaxacako kostatik bidaiatu genuen. LaBonfil, Marquelia, Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, Zipolite...
Puerto Escondidon itsaso ikusgarriak ez gintuen onartzen ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas Firstly an apology for not filling you in on all the travel gossip for the past 2 weeks (ish). The last hostel didnt have free internet so...not a great excuse - but we like it!
We´ve been a pair o ... [full story]
April 26th 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque Palenque is a small town in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala. It´s more Central American than Mexican as its surrounded by thick green jungle and humidity you al ... 6 photos[full story]
April 23rd 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas Nyt olenkin jo Meksikossa, tosin ainakin tarkoituksena on viela tehda kierros Guatemalan kautta ennen Cancuniin menoa mutta sen nakee sitten miten siina hommassa kay. San Salvadorissa vierahti sitten ... [full story]
April 10th 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas This blogging thing takes a lot of work it seems, or at least a longish attention span. Have been moving around a bunch since the last post, but have been having some trouble finding computers that a ... 8 photos[full story]
April 6th 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque Flash, followed but a roaring, billowing BOOM. The lightning is close, very close. The sky is a constant flicker of light as sparks jump through the clouds. A heavy rain pitter patters on the alumi ... 7 photos[full story]
April 4th 2008North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Agua Azul The tranquil roar of rushing rapids over limestone fills my ears and penetrates deep into my core, washing away my worries and letting some calming peace flow in. Fireflies dance in the night sky as ... 10 photos[full story]
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