What a view

and so it starts....

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January 14th 2011
One week has passed bringing much excitement (and stress) - you can read Jess's blog here for more details from the first few days. Can I say the trip has officially begun!? If I could summarize the week in one word it would have to be.....overwhelming Yes, definitely overwhelming. Between being thrown into a home where I can't co ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Tlacolula

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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