Afternoon escape

Trip of Giants - Oaxaca

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August 17th 2010
An early wakeup call shatters the silence. We take our time getting organised. No rush today. Breakfast is a piece of bread. Around 10:15 we walk down town to find the large toy store. It presents ok, two storeys and lots of stuff, but hard for the kids to get enthused when (a) they've spent all their $200 allowance for Mexico and (b) the stuff is all imported so as expensive as at home, and much ... 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