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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.

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By adamsmithrmt
March 3rd 2007

from the bottom to the top let me see your canyon rock

North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel

craig aboard the amazing train through the canyons

hola So the other night we went out for a few drinks at the local watering hole nothing serious just relaxing and sharing travel tales with people from around the world. we sauntered back to our hostel where we were sleeping in bunk beds. after taking the bottom bunk for the whole trip so far, I took the top to let Craig have the bottom. A few hours later i awoke in the cold canyon night and had to pee so i swung my legs over the bed and tried to stand up on the floor which i could only assume [View Full Entry]

everyone at the hot springs magnum pi styles

camping in the canyon with Allan and sharon

By KristinaDee
November 27th 2006

Palms and Pine Trees

North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel

EVERYONE!!!!!
53 students and 1 bus driver! (Dr. Morales-chaperone- took the picture)

I LOVE TRAVELING. (anyone have any questions so far? haha) From the 19th to the 26th, I was traveling with the fabulous exchange students of Rotary District 4150. First took a bus to Tepic from Vallarta, joined up with the students there, took a bus to Mazatlan where we met up with ALL the exchange students going (53). We hung around until 11 at night, and arriving at about noon, we had a lot of time to kill. The Rotary Club was hosting a International food event, and the exchange students from Maz. made food from there country. And I had [View Full Entry]

By Scottp
September 1st 2006

Creel and the Copper Canyon Railway

North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel

Creel

From Zacatecas we had another mammoth journey, in total 17 hours of travel, first was the 11 hour bus ride north to Chihuahua, famous for the midget dogs! We had an hours wait with the usual assortment of wierdos in the bus station at 4.30 am, then another 5 hours bus trip West to Creel, a small railway town surrounded by mountain in the middle of some of the most amazing scenery I´ve ever seen. Since we researched Mexico this was one of the must-see places, famous for the Barranca Del Cobre, Copper Canyon Railway, one of the most scenic journeys [View Full Entry]

By Andie H
July 26th 2006

Canyons

North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel

Creel, in the state of Chihuahua, is a town that seems to exist purely as a base for tourists who come to explore the surrounding country, which is full of canyons and mountains, valleys and settlements of indigenous people. The town is strung out along one street, with its plaza at one end with ever-present church, and otherwise consisting almost entirely of accomodation for tourists, restaurants and souvenir shops which mostly sell tacky rubbish. For all that it is a pleasant place with a laid back atmosphere and a wild west feel, most of the tourists are Mexicans so the place [View Full Entry]

By Martarew
June 20th 2006

Mexico's Copper Canyon: Creel by bus, bike, and horse

North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel

San Ignacio
The cross outside the church at San Ignacio

we strapped on our backpacks and hiked across the border into Juarez. We exchanged our money and stuffed it into our boots, then Kevin negotiated a price for a cab ride to the bus station. This was Sunday, June 18, 2006. Sunday- by bus We got to the station just in time to jump on a bus to Chihuahua, grabbing a ham and cheese torta and some chips and water at the station for our ride. Five hours later, we arrived and had to wait for around an hour to jump on a bus to Creel, on the outskirts of the [View Full Entry]

By Pocket Rocket
May 14th 2006

Mexico - tierra de la salsa picante.... (land of spicy salsa)... yum!

North America » Mexico » Chihuahua » Bocoyna » Creel

Cowboy boot selection, Chihuahua

Left Quito for a huge day of flights, first Quito to Mexico City (with a 1 hr stop in Panama City) then to Chihuahua in northern Mexico. Chihuahua is very remote, slap bang in the middle of the desert, and produced a fabulous pink-orange sunset as I sat in my taxi from the airport to the hotel. We splashed out a bit on a room at the Holiday Inn, and the most exciting thing for me was the fact that we had a kitchen attached to the room! Having eaten out almost constantly for the past 5 months this was a [View Full Entry]

Me and Tessa, having cylced to Lake Arareko, nr. Creel

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