Life in Mexico: NOW WITH PHOTOS Photo 21

Life in Mexico: NOW WITH PHOTOS

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June 25th 2009
This past weekend, we went on two different excursions...Saturday to a city c. 45 min away from Guadalajara called Tlaquepaque. When we got there, I noticed that it looked exactly like the movie with Brad Pitt called "The Mexican"... in the middle of what I can only describe as a tropical desert. We took a tour of the city and visited a very modern art museum. Tlaquepaque is full of tourists, ... read more

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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