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Goodbye Jacob

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October 6th 2010
We say goodbye to our longtime traveler Jacob Metcalf. He has been with us from Guadalajara to Chetumal which spanned over a month and couple of thousand miles. He would tell you that he is sometimes a teacher and always a student. To that I would add musician, explorer, climber (of semi-illegal areas), one who is tight with a penny but generous with a song or story, and the inventor of the notori ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Chetumal

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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