Us and Misol Ha waterfall

San Cristobal and Palenque

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December 4th 2007
After taking it easy in Puerto Escondido for a few days we headed north to San Cristobal de las Casas which is a beautiful mexican mountain town surrounded by some incredible indigenous mayan villages. From San Cristobal we hired a car with the intention of heading north to the Palenque ruins for a night, returning on the next day. As we attempted to find one of the villages, we got completely ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas

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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