Mexico city

Mexico, here we are............

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August 2nd 2008
30th July. Arrived Mexico City late afternoon City of a million taxis, green VW Beetles. Huge, huge and very fast and busy. Very little English is spoken. Hotel Mallorca is near a park (Monument of Maya or something) which is a shanty town of tents and tarps. Witnessed a nude dancing demo there. Was told by the only person we found to speak English that the lefty political party hire these peopl ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City » Plaza de la Constitución

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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