Early morning view from our room

Day 15 - Bus to Puerto Escondido

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December 19th 2005
Got up, packed up, and walked to the bus station to get the bus to Puerto Escondido on the south pacific coast of Mexico. The bus took hours, we left at 9:30am and arrived at 8:00pm. There was some dramatic scenery on the way but all I've got a photo of is this damn cow. We were met at the bus station by another hotel tout looking to sell us a room for the night. We had another hotel reserved but ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Puerto Escondido

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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