Queretaro Chuch

Queretaro and San Miguel de Allende

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August 15th 2006
Just 3 hours NW of Mexico city via scenic countryside is Queretaro state and city. This is 1/2 million as opposed to MC´s 20 million and makes quite a difference. It is the size of perhaps Omaha or Cincinnati but much more accessible. The hostel I´m staying at (The Red Girafe, don{t ask me why) is 20 beds instead of 200 and much quieter and laid back, with none of the constant noise and distr ... read more

North America » Mexico » Querétaro

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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