The Steep Shining Silver City Photo 3

September 1st 2008
Taxco is a beautiful city about 1 hr and 45 min from Cuernavaca. There are a lot of silver mines there and the city is known for its charm, beauty, cheap silver, artisan markets, and STEEP streets. We started at the base of the city and walked to the highest point in the city called the Cristo Monumental that looks over all of Taxco. We didn't do bad for walking at an elevation of 5,600 ft. We eve ... read more

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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

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Natalie Rauch

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My name is Natalie Rauch and I am originally from Scottsdale, AZ. I just graduated from the University of Notre Dame and now I am volunteering with Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, an organization that has orphanages throughout Latin America. I am living in Cuernavaca, Mexico from July 2008 to July 2009 working as a youth minister for high school orphans. To help support the orphans and hear their stories visit www.friendsoftheorphans.org or www.nph.org Here is my mailing address: Calle Nacional 4444 Col. Santa Maria Ahuacatitlan 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos Mexico... full info

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