Hitchhiking to Valladolid and visiting the Cenote in the town center

Deep Green Jungle and Crystal Clear Water

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February 5th 2017
Buenas días! A new year begins and the journey goes on. We are coming closer to the backpacker terrain of Mexico. The next destination was the state of Chiapas. A sleepless overnight bus ride brought us to San Cristobal de Las Casas. We slept away the day, wrapped in a thousand blankets. First we had to recover from the winding road through the mountains and from the temperature shock. The drop ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas

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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