Botanical Gardens

Toluca and Day of the Dead

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November 6th 2010
Late October and we are nicely into BBQ season, the weather is ideal, 22-24 during the day, 12-14 at night. Linda says when she arrives at school at 6:45 am it is 60 F according to the thermometer. We had 6 for supper Friday night, Megan says she has been in Mexico over 4 years and that this was her first home style BBQ. We did pork chops and pork loin, I am getting used to the charcoal thing an ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City » La Condesa

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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