Mural by Arturo Garcias Bustos in the Museo del Palacia

Viva Oaxaca

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September 28th 2008
Yo quiero mi familia host! Nada? I love my host family! They are so patient with me and I am really enjoying attempting to have conversations with them while they are enjoying all my Franglais Spanish. Tonight I gave them a few things from Canada, the obligatory maple syrup and smoked salmon (which we are having for comida tomorrow), a 2010 Olympics bear bell, BC ferries pen that has a double-deck ... 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