Casa Hogar

The rest of Week 1!

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January 15th 2011
Well the rest of week 1 brought more time to adjust and experience more of life within the home - and Oaxaca for that matter. Tuesday night we did make it into Oaxaca City. We parked and got to walk around the Zokolo (city center) a bit. We were on a bit of a time constraint because we were set to meet Ricardo (one of the house parents here) and his father-in-law Keith, who had just driven back do ... 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