Watching the Drive

Day Eight, time for fun in Guadalajara

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June 20th 2009
We left Guanajuato around 9 AM and arrived in Guadalajara at noon after an uneventful 3 hour trip through some nice country that is reminiscent of Texas or the American Southwest; very open, scrub trees, mountains in the distance, blue sky. All in all, a nice drive. After dropping the luggage and passengers at the hotel, Dave and I head to the Guadalajara Country Club--the wife of a couple we are ... read more

North America » Mexico » Jalisco » Guadalajara

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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