One of the larger barricades around the zocalo

The Heart is a Zocalo

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October 23rd 2006
My first thought each morning it to go to the zocalo. Something vital is happening there. Too bad that many have canceled their plans to come, out of fear, while others haven't even heard a word and are flabbergasted. We visitors from elsewhere are few. I read that two more teachers were killed last week. No one knows what will happen next, but APPO is not giving up. Some have started a hunger str ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca

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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