Monte Alban

Oaxaca - Palenque - Guatemala

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June 18th 2005
We made it alive to Oaxaca after three really long days on the road. Oaxaca is really cool, the coast is amazing and the city of oaxaca has a lot to do and a lot to see. Unfortunately we are a little behind schedule after driving the mexican pacific coast, so we are practicing what i nicknamed "efficient turism" - you research in advance what you should do where you are going and do it quickly whe ... read more

North America » Mexico

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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