Paul on bridge

Day 8 - Waterfalls, Bus to San Cristobal

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December 12th 2005
Today we left Palenque and took a tour to the waterfall Misol-Ha, the lake Agua Clara, and the waterfalls of Agua Azul. They are all very spectacular and it was a gorgeous day. At around 3pm we got the coach to San Cristobal De Las Casas, the journey was really bad, very twisty and we were both feeling quite nauseous. A guy met us at the coach station and just happened to be from the hostel ... 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