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 19th 2008North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal
Gabriel arrived at 9.00 am to take us to some Mayan temples. As we drove he explained that Mayan is the most common language spoken in the area, with the people bilingual, speaking Mayan and Span ... 24 photos[full story]
July 14th 2008North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal Day 14: Sunday 13 July - Mission Accomplished (3 bus journeys and Uxmal ruins)
Another early start today. The plan is to get a bus to Uxmal (3 hour journey), visit the ruins, get a bus from Uxmal t ... 17 photos[full story]
July 8th 2008North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal Well after a week of Spanish and exploring Merida, we were fairly tired so on Friday we went to the local university and saw some traditional dancing and retired fairly early. The dancing turned out t ... [full story]
July 3rd 2008North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal Today we were supose to go to Cuzama to see 3 Cenotes but poor Chelsea is quite sick with Montezumas Revenge so I'm taking this oppertunity to write a blog and holding my breath that I don't get sick ... 18 photos[full story]
February 17th 2008North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal So yesterday I went to Uxmal. For those of you who don´t know it´s an archaeological site (you know, mayan pyramids and whatnot)
Anyway, it´s a postclassic site (like pretty much everything in the Yu ... [full story]
January 19th 2008North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Uxmal
Pocos lugares están realmente alejados de los viajeros busquillas. Primera vez en mi vida que he pagado un pasaje en bus para ir DE PIE!. Es que toda la región de Mérida estaba de fiesta y ese fi ... 14 photos[full story]
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