For blog 004

Our first leg

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August 31st 2008
Well we arrived on 16th August 2008 in Mexico City. Never seen such a long queue for a taxi or driven with such a crazy driver. Mexico City seemed fine. We met up with Tony and Trish for some tequila. We visited the amazing ruins of the Aztec pyramids and managed to see some local dancing on one of them. We then caught a coach to Oaxaca which was fantastic - see photos- and we chilled in the zocal ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca

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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