Pension California

A Promise Fulfilled

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September 26th 2006
When my husband was a young boy, his family lived on a sailboat, docking here and there while they made their way south from Oregon and north into the Sea of Cortez. His favorite place was La Paz, and he promised himself as a boy that he would return one day. As soon as I stepped out of the bus station and looked up from the broken sidewalk, seeing for the first time the beautiful malecon dotted ... read more

North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » La Paz

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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