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.
June 4th 2008North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Mazunte Bom Dia,
This may get cut short. I have become almost machine like in the prediction of the weather, and this afternoons forecast looks like big ass storm to me....
We moved on from Guatemala vi ... [full story]
May 8th 2008North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Mazunte We arrived in Mazunte on the 25th of April. The pick up truck that we took from the bus stop in San Antonio dropped us off at the beach and were shown a place to stay. We decided to move on however an ... 36 photos[full story]
March 4th 2008North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Mazunte nach all diesen geschichten rund ums geld. war es endlich an der zeit, dass mal was tolles passiert.. aber als erstes ging jan weiter seinen weg nach oaxaca und ich war erstmal allein.. komisch wie sc ... [full story]
February 19th 2008North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Mazunte ok, ich hab mich aufgerafft.. kein bock mehr da rumzuliegen.. auch wenn noch nicht wirklich fit.. mach ich mich mal auf in richtung playa.. mazunte soll es sein.. zu einem alt 68er welcher da irgend s ... [full story]
January 5th 2008North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Mazunte I guess my poor attempt at a play on words only works if you know how to pronounce oaxaca (see previous blog :). So here is part 2 of my mamouth holiday blogging session.
I spent Christmas with my ... 18 photos[full story]
December 31st 2007North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Mazunte Nous revoilà sur le net après qq jours d'interruptions. Nous étions a Mazunte sur le Pacifique, pas loin de Puerto Escondido mais en plus sauvage pour le nouvel an. La côte est très très belle. Cela n ... 35 photos[full story]
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