Old Mexico

Mexico City

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November 28th 2005
In Mexico City we stayed in an area called Zona Rosa, one of the nice parts with lots of designer shops and posh restaurants. Of course we made use of the designer shops at Latin American prices and stocked up on Diesel jeans, essentials obviously. We explored the city which was much nicer and less dangerous than we had imagined. Lorna, being a lover of VW Beetles, couldn't wait to jump in a ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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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