Pelicans and gulls in Acapulco

February 7th 2011

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February 7th 2011
Feb 7th 2011 Lazaro Cardenas, Acapulco, Puerto Escondito, Arriaga... we are working our way down the Southwest coast of Mexico. Slowly, because the road, although paved, is narrow and winds through the coastal mountains up&down&right&left. It is hot -- it hit 38 degrees Celsius yesterday -- but our blue Volvo is running smoothly, and we're using the air conditioning quite a bit. There are many o ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas

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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