Aaand Another Street in San Cristóbal

San Cristóbal, Palenque and Mérida

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December 14th 2012
Hi all, After my week in Oaxaca, I headed to the state of Chiapas to a little city called San Cristóbal de las Casas. I had debated whether to go or not for a while, but eventually, after several different people I met at the hostel in Oaxaca urged me to go, I decided that I would. The reason for my original uncertainty is that I had heard from a lot of people that it is extremely cold there. I ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida

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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