Big Flag in the Zocalo

From Mexico DF to Oaxaca

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January 26th 2010
Hola! Sadly I didn't make it to the pyramids on Sunday as I was apparently the only one from the hostel who wanted to go (they did another trip on Saturday morning which is how I found out about it, but by the time I got in on Friday night I was exhausted and beyond caring to ask which trips they had to offer), so I went to the zoo instead. Not too bothered, as there's lots of other ruins on t ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca

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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