On the beach

Made it to Puerto Escondido

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July 13th 2007
I've been in Mexico for a few days now and this country has been a revelation to me. In a word, beguiling. More on that in another entry I think... I flew down to Puerto Escondido yesterday over the mountains south of Mexico City. I'd heard about Puerto Escondido from some Austrian surfers in Indonesia a few years back. They told me about this magical place on the Pacific coast in Mexico. They ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Puerto Escondido

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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