Neil & Alfonso

Into Thin Air

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January 7th 2009
Day 6 The ride to Toluca started off beautifully, we were weaving thru the mountains of Morelia. While traveling thru heavily forested mountain sides we would pass thru several grassy pastures filled with horses and cows lazily grazing the day away. We also passed some small villages that seemed to be in the middle of no where and lost in time. You couldn´t help but wonder how different your l ... read more

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Toluca

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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