The Oyster Bar

Crossing the Border

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June 26th 2009
June 24, 2007 We arise early and are on our way. We realize that we will arrive at the border late in the afternoon. I do not want to cross at a Nuevo Leon in the middle of the day, so we head to the Laredo-Columbia Solidarity Bridge. I have mixed feelings about us crossing at Columbia. I know that it is about an hour to an hour and half out of the way. But I also know that you can wai ... read more

North America » Mexico » Tamaulipas » Nuevo Laredo

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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