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A pleasant surprise.... Mexico City

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September 19th 2006
Simon C was right.... its a great place! Rich was very nervous going to Mexico City given all the bad press. What a pleasant surprise it was! A clean, character packed town with plenty of police presence which we felt safe wandering around in. The guesthouse we stayed in - Amigos - is very well run and very friendly and organised. They provided lockable lugga ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » 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