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.
July 17th 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City Here is British Candy for you to have a look at.
I am living in a fantasy world and saying that I still am in Mexico City. In reality I am actually at work, in Melbourne--and can hardly believe th ... 1 photos[full story]
July 18th 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City Ok so we´re a few days in now and having a wicked time. On Wednesday night we went to see Atletico Madrid play Cruz Azul after a crazy hour taxi ride with no seat belts! We managed to miss the first 1 ... [full story]
July 16th 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City After being separated on the plane me and dan were reunited at Mexico CIty airport, where we had to wait forever for the bags to come through.
we hopped in a taxi with a nuts driver who was telling u ... [full story]
July 15th 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City Oh my Lord ... I have to warn you that I am two sheets to the wind ... is that the phrase? It feels like a few more sheets than that. Quite by accident we are celebrating the 40th day of our 40-20-40 ... [full story]
July 7th 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City
The flight from Sacramento to LA was uneventful until we were approaching the tarmac of LAX and were treated to the sight of the illuminated pin point grid that was LA from thousands of feet up, mar ... [full story]
June 17th 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City I think one of the most amazing things about driving through Mexico is realizing how little of the country you actually know. I've been here almost 6 weeks, completley immersed in Mexican culture, liv ... [full story]
June 11th 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal Hello Friends -
I am about to leave on another adventure - this time to Cuernavaca, about 1 1/2 hours south of Mexico City. I will be gone from June 21st - July 5th. I will be living with a family a ... [full story]
May 31st 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City DAY 2: SATURDAY
We didn't have to get up too early the next day- we left at 9 AM for the pyramids of Teotihuacan. It was a long trip, but when we got there I was amazed-- there were HUGE pyramids!! ... [full story]
May 28th 2008North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City DAY ONE: FRIDAY
We left at 5:30 AM from Morelia and arrived at 10AM (good time, since we took a small van- 14 seats for 12 people!!) I slept nearly the whole way there. We got to the hotel, and had a ... [full story]
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