John Grilling

Mexico!

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June 10th 2006
Valle Hermoso - I'm told it is called the City of Three Lies because 1) It isn't a city (seems like one to me, though), 2) It isn't pretty and, 2) It isn't in a valley. Wow. Too much to really detail in depth, but I'll try to be concise. It was amazing, stressful, fun, laborious, hot, itchy, and about a million other adjectives. To be blisteringly honest, this trip was far and away better than ... read more

North America » Mexico » Nuevo Leon

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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