With our Mexican Friends

Veracruz and Carnival

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February 17th 2010
After Oaxaca on thursday the 11th we got another overnight bus, 8 hours, to Veracruz on the coast of the gulf of mexico. We came here for the Carnival which is a festival like Carnival in Rio. One day we took a four hour bus ride to see a waterfall (maybe not the best idea) at a place called Catemaco. Apart from that we spent our time watching parades concerts and partying with a few mexicans we m ... read more

North America » Mexico

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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