La Realidad

La Realidad- Living The Simple Life With The Zapatistas

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August 11th 2007
La Realidad (the reality) is a famous Zapatista pueblo about an hour camioneta ride from Guadalupe, my last stop. Learning from my previous experience in Guadalupe, as soon as I arrived into town, I immediately went to look for someone to get approval to stay in the pueblo and help out with any work that needed to be done. I was eventually led to a small wooden house where I met with a guy who w ... 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