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My day off...

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May 13th 2008
i was graced with a day off today... and it was one of the best days of my life... I met up with one of the waiters of los danzantes (la rana/diego) around 13:00 and went to have a post hang-over beer.. we ended up talking till 16:30, then went to the 2 main markets in oaxaca. I finally realized 3 dreams of mine: to see a stand at a market that only sells chiles, to eat a chapulin (a dried spiced ... 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