View from our balcony

Madre de Dios!

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May 29th 2009
Two aeroplanes we boarded in Los Angeles suffered technical difficulties before take off. We had to exit the first aircraft before it moved off from the terminal for reasons nobody explained. No problem, although we knew a delay of over two hours or more would probably mean we´d miss our connecting flight from Mexico City to Chiapas. But the second incident that caused us to have to disembark an ... 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