San Cristobal de las Casa

Mexico

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January 5th 2009
Mexico My visa was nearing its expiry so I had to leave Guatemala for a minimum of 3 days so I opted to travel to Mexico, about 3 hours away from Xela by bus. Feeling brave and wanting to save some money I decided not to take an expensive tourist shuttle and instead took a Chicken Bus (an old American yellow school bus, normally repainted and with chrome extras added, and so called bec ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas

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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