Zapatista Murals

Illegal Immigrants in Guadalupe!

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August 10th 2007
My French amigos Jeremies, Amelie and I boarded a two hour camioneta ride that we originally intended to take to the Zapatista pueblo La Realidad. However, we spontaneously decided to check out Guadalupe upon hearing it was also Zapatista affiliated. I did not know what to expect as I had only seen video images of the masked guerrilla fighters in the pueblos of Chiapas and here I was staying in ... 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