Laura and Fountain

Morelia

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January 3rd 2009
Hello everyone! This is the first entry in Blair and Laura´s three-month adventure through Mexico, Central and South America. To begin our trip, we are staying with our friend Elba in Morelia, a city in the Michoacán state. We were delayed an extra day by a snowstorm in Minneapolis, but finally flew into Mexico City on the 31st, and took a bus to Morelia. But the adventure didn´t end ther ... read more

North America » Mexico » Michoacán » Morelia

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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