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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]
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] Blog: Trip of Giants - Mitla and Teotitlan
Date: August 19th 2010
Another tour is on the cards today. We'll be visiting the Tule tree, Teotitlan del Valle to see a rug making demonstration, the ruins of Mitla, lunch at a restaurant serving "Camidas Oaxiquenas" Foods of Oaxaca, the ruins of Yagul, and a mezcal distillery. So first the Tule, the widest tree in the world with a circumference of 58m. It is not a very tall cypress, but old at 2000 years. The name ... read more
Date: August 19th 2010
Another tour is on the cards today. We'll be visiting the Tule tree, Teotitlan del Valle to see a rug making demonstration, the ruins of Mitla, lunch at a restaurant serving "Camidas Oaxiquenas" Foods of Oaxaca, the ruins of Yagul, and a mezcal distillery. So first the Tule, the widest tree in the world with a circumference of 58m. It is not a very tall cypress, but old at 2000 years. The name ... read more
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