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On the Gulf - La Pesca

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March 29th 2009
March 28, Saturday We decided to press on towards the coast, even though the Hotel Iturbide was a nice little place. A careful extraction from the lobby’s slippery tile floor and over the curb into the street and away we rode again. The rest of the ride out of the mountains was again a twisty-lover’s paradise, and then on to the coastal plains, interrupted occasionally by lines of small hills ... read more

North America » Mexico » Tamaulipas

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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