On the Road to Zimapan

Moving to Queretaro Part 9 - Zimapan and the Sierra Gorda Mountain Range

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May 5th 2007
Zimapan This weekend we decided it was time to venture into the Sierra Gorda mountain range. Along the northern edge of the state of Queretaro, are the Sierra Gordas. An amazing culmination of canyons, rivers, jungles, mountains and desert, it is an area profoundly effected by the forces of nature. The temperatures at the highest points (10,000 feet above sea level) can be below freezing, ... read more

North America » Mexico » Querétaro

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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