Rock formations in the cave

Day 11 - San Cristobal, Bus to Oaxaca

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December 15th 2005
Had a relatively chilled out day which was good because we were both feeling rather sore from the previous day's horse riding. Got a taxi to Las Grutas de Rancho Nuevo, a huge cavern which you can walk down into for about a kilometre to admire the various rock formations and other cave-like things. Back in San Cristobal we wandered round the market and Louisa bought some Mexican tat, I mean souven ... 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