Rafa and Carmen

Vera Cruz

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April 6th 2009
April 6, Monday About 2:30 am the wind came up something fierce out of the northeast. Little showers blew through, and I had to get up to zip up a few things, and tighten up some lines. The wind got stronger, to the point of blowing stakes out of the sand. By about 6:30 I'd been up several times, and finally got the extra line out of my bag and tied the appropriate tent poles to trees. This a ... read more

North America » Mexico » Veracruz » Vera Cruz

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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