A view from the moon

Mexico City - Teotihuacan (Piramides)

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November 30th 2005
On the bus ride out from the centre we picked up all sorts of randoms; playing traditional music, selling food, jewellary, all sorts, as we sped through the ever deterioting suburbs. Non-descip., grey, stone, half built houses - some built on steep slopes like the favellas of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. It´s a depressing sight and shows the vast contrast from the centre to the outskirts. On a ... read more

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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