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Mexico - People, Pyramids, Wrestling & Art

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January 3rd 2011
Mexico City is simply enormous. One gets a sense of its scale flying in – where its 20 million plus inhabitants seem to sprawl for eternity. On the ground, the sheer volume of humanity is reinforced every time we left the leafy enclave of our friend’s home in one of the better ends of town. Traffic is a nightmare, although apparently less so than normal over the week between Christmas and N ... read more

North America » Mexico » Mexico City

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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