Mayflower Hostel

Week Seven

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February 21st 2012
Puerto Escondido I will begin this post by thanking all the great presidents who made it possible to not have school on Monday. Because of this, we were able to take a mini vacation to Puerto Escondido, a beach town on the Pacific coast. After finishing up our essay exams Thursday afternoon, we took an overnight bus to the coast. Unlike the midwest where 8 hours will get you easily from Minn ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Puerto Escondido

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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