View of the town

Zapatistas and dodgy bellies...

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February 24th 2010
We have 5 hours of free internet each with our Spanish lessons (we are in fact now in Guatemala, but ignore that fact, we´re just very delayed with the blogs!!) so expect a few blogs in the next couple of days!! After the Oaxaca coast we headed back inland (and back uphill), to the town of San Cristobal de las Casas. It´s a really nice town, and has a lot of recent history as it was the centre ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas

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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