Posing with the Zapatistas

San Cristobal

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October 26th 2008
The night bus from Oaxaca was not the best bus ride I have ever had. The bus was pretty basic, unlike the plush nigh busses one gets in Peru. And the road was definately windy. I took 2 of my wonderful antinausia tablets and did not feel at all ill. However, I had hoped that the pills would knock me out as they normally do... nope. I was wide awake. I did manage to doze off around 3.00am o ... read more

North America » Mexico

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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