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Week Two - Oaxaca Under the Sky

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June 8th 2008
It has rained for two days, lightly and with persistence. Once last week, it pounded down like small fists against the earth, and the streets rose up with water to meet the fresh, full drops. There has been flooding, chilly nights and gray mornings. The locals say the wet season has arrived a few weeks early, and that I missed out on the more direct rays of summer heat. Sorry to disappoint, bu ... 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