The whole group (minus Patty and Kelly) on top of the Pyramid of the Sun overlooking the Pyramid of the Moon! (Left to right from top: me, Tina, Brian, Stacey, Amy, Jasmine, Koleka, Cassi, and Lizzie)
Finally in Oaxaca (Wa-ha-ca) February 16th 2007 Saturday we took a bus to Cholula, an old religious city near Puebla. We didn’t have much time at all so the only place we visited was what looks like a large hill with a big orange Spanish church on top. In reality, however, the hill is the largest pyramid in the world, but in order to excavate it they had to built tunnels over the pyramid and grass grew over it so now it looks like a hill. ... read more
North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca 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
I'm a gringa studying in Oaxaca, Mexico during the spring of 2007. We're also visiting Mexico City, Puebla, Chiapas, and various other interesting places. I'll regularly be posting blogs with photos of my journey.... full info