Chiapa de Corzo

Half way there!

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July 19th 2006
Six months and 13 countries later (all completely new to me except for 10 days in Argentina 2 years ago and a day in Mexico when I was 8), and I've made it to Europe!!!! MY LAST DAYS IN MEXICO Day five of my stomach wog and I started taking the 3 day cure-all drug Daxon - don't leave home without it! - and by day 8, my appetite returned and I stopped eating chicken and vege soup, and by day 9 I ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more