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Xochimilco, Mexico City

July 23rd 2007
Having soaked up enough of the ruined culture of Mexico, our stop off in San Cristobal de las Casas gave us an opportunity to sample something a little more current. We arrived in time to catch part of the town's fourth Jazz Festival. A quartet led by Jaime Valle entertained us for a couple of hours with the first live music we've seen in a while. We're not counting the 'traditional Peruvian' band ... read more

North America » Mexico

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

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Carolyn and David

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Now finished our year long, round the world trip, during which Carolyn was able to carry her backpack and we both became experts at packing and unpacking in double quick time. We saw some amazing sights and met loads of interesting people. The best of both should appear in what we've written from Russia, Mongolia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. To answer a few of the questions we heard regularly from fellow travellers and those at home alike, we don't have a favourite country, no w... full info

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