Looking South on Zicatela

Learning to speak a little Spanish

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July 17th 2007
I think I've done a good job of relaxing here in Escondido. I've lost track of what day it is and I'm not sure exactly how many days I've been here. Things are working out well for me here. I heard about a Spanish language school here up on the hill overlooking the bay so I went up there to find out what it was all about. The guys at my hotel directed me up a dirt track that leads up from th ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Puerto Escondido

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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