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San Cristobal de las Casas

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April 11th 2009
April 10, Friday Good Friday, and height of Holy Week, which is also a national holiday week. This means there were many more crowds at all the tourist spots, more traffic on the roads, and big markets going on everywhere. We got up, packed up, and all rode off together towards San Cristobal. The road to S C is absolutely amazing. Take the “Tail of the Dragon”, and add spectacular mountai ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas

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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