Life is hard

Mazunte - Just Chillin´

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June 27th 2006
We left Oaxaca to catch the bus down to a little village on the coast called Mazunte. After an interesting 6 hour bus journey up and down a mountain range with bald tyres and a driver who seemed to think that braking was an insult to his machismo despite the torrential rain (with our bags strapped on the roof!) we finally arrived at the beach. There were just a few places to stay, mainly ham ... 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