Zocalo

Mexico City

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August 6th 2006
I´ve been in mexico city for 5 days now and it has been amazing! Why haven´t I come here before? I¨ve been quite surprised at how accessible, friendly, historic, affluent (in parts), and energetic this city is. I´m not one for big cities in the first place, but I am having a great time. I have not had a single problem. (Famous last words?) My hostel Cathedral is great so far?clean, hot sh ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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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