Onza vanilla plantation

Raymondo and Marseea's Mexico Trip

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February 10th 2009
On our last day on Costa Esmeralda we had an opportunity to visit a vanilla plantation. Clair from Trailer Park de Alba was escorting members of the Vagabundo RV caravan and invited us to tag along. This is the fifth time Clair has escorted caravans to Onza but the first time that the owner, Adrian, was there to conduct the tour. Adrian told us that he was of Dutch descent and the third ge ... read more

North America » Mexico » Veracruz » Vera Cruz

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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