Oaxaca

Mexico to Guatemala

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March 23rd 2002
I think I mentioned we'd be heading to Puebla from Mexico City last time I wrote, we ended up going to Oaxaca instead. It was a 6 hr bus ride south through some amazing rugged mountain terrain. The driver sped around the sharp curves in true Mexican fashion, us bumping around here & there ... my palms were sweating I was so nervous looking out the window at the 1km drop into the valley just 2 metr ... read more

North America » Mexico

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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