Mural by Orozco

Guadalajara

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November 19th 2008
As we descended into Guadalajara, I was quite pleased to see that the air below us was relatively clear. Given Mexico City’s reputation as one of the worst polluted places on the planet, I had worried that its much smaller neighbor would face similar woes. The woman sitting next to me on the plane (who also shared my dire fear that the sound of the wing flaps was really some kind of structura ... read more

North America » Mexico » Jalisco » Guadalajara

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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