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Weekend trip to Guadalajara

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April 23rd 2009
Bienvenida a Guadalajara, home of Tequila, Mariachi and Chivas! We arrived here after a painful bus journey from Puerto Vallarta. The bus itself was very comfortable but the road was very twisty and we got stuck in traffic for a large part of the journey. After four feature length movies we were still nowhere near Guadalajara! After checking in late to our hotel we grabbed some food in the hotel ... read more

North America » Mexico » Jalisco » Guadalajara

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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