San Cristobal

I Survived the Jungle

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May 8th 2007
It’s been a while since my last blog because the last couple of weeks have been busier than ever (I know I always say that, but it’s true!). The main adventure since the last blog was going to Chiapas for a week with our group, minus our anthropology professor who is still extremely ill (I’ll get to that later). Chiapas is the southernmost and poorest state in Mexico. Though it borders Oaxa ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas

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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... ... read more