el Monumento a la Patria

Little Bit of This and That

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September 12th 2007
I found info on the roundabout pictured previously. It is called the Monument of the Mother Country, el Monumento a la Patria. I remember now from the tour guide that the whole country is depicted in little squares on the bottom of the monument in individual blocks showing the Mexico states and the nation's history (I can decipher a little more of my scribbling). The research I did this weekend ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida

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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