The dome of Santo Domingo

Oliebollen

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December 31st 2007
It was a pretty bus ride from Palenque to San Cristobal. 5 hours of windy roads that took us from the jungle to high pine forest. We had booked ahead with Posada Mexico which was a good thing because they had no room available otherwise. We got a big room in a pleasant complex of buildings. It was Monday so we found museums closed but we enjoyed a walk around the town which was beautiful w ... 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