Octavio and Mother at his house

Mexico - Oaxaca and Pacific Coast

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February 7th 2010
I took the 15 hour bus journey from Palenque to Oaxaca - a beautiful colonial town further north surrounded by hills - and arrived 8am in the morning tired and bleary eyed and checked into a hotel. I had arranged to meet up with a friend, Martina, that I met in Habana and we spent the rest of the day exploring the city. Later that evening we met a local guy through couch surfing called Octavio an ... 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