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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]
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] Blog: Lake Chapala
Date: January 27th 2007
Lake Chapala is about 50 minutes from Guadalajara (unless you get lost...then it's closer to 2 hours away)...and is Mexico's largest natural lake. Though a lot of people from the US and Canada come to vacation here, the lake itself was very polluted and seemed to be quite overgrown with hyacinth plants. I went with two friend from one of my classes they showed me around - we had lunch and went on ... read more
Date: January 27th 2007
Lake Chapala is about 50 minutes from Guadalajara (unless you get lost...then it's closer to 2 hours away)...and is Mexico's largest natural lake. Though a lot of people from the US and Canada come to vacation here, the lake itself was very polluted and seemed to be quite overgrown with hyacinth plants. I went with two friend from one of my classes they showed me around - we had lunch and went on ... read more
