Shannon and the Temple of Doom

One last entry for Mexico

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March 8th 2009
We had to leave Mexico early Sunday morning, and we flew back to Mexico City from Oaxaca around noon. We had a whole afternoon left. We ended up going to a really fun place - from the Zocalo - the huge main square in Mexico City - we saw the Templo Mayor. It is the only remaining Aztec temple in the center of Mexico City, and it has a really great museum to go with it. The atmosphere was quite ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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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