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The Megalopolis

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December 19th 2006
Dear god, Mexico City is huge! We've been here for four days, and we've seen maybe 5% of it. From what I can tell, the city is infinite... Our first hour here was very eventful -- in a bad way. Both of us were pick-pocketed. We were waiting at the subway station, travelling from the airport to our hostel in the Centro Historico. The station was pretty jammed and we were in the middle of the cr ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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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