Hacienda Ochin

Mexico - Part II

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December 20th 2006
Hello again The webblogg was so long so we decided to break it up in two. One day we went to an old farm. They said it was a Hacienda. But they can't fool us. We know a farm when we see one. This farm was abandoned many years ago and was now a museum. They used to grow a plant there called Henequen. It is a funny looking plant th ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán

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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