Queretaro

Coast to coast across central Mexico

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May 8th 2008
For this section of the trip we wanted to cross overland from the Gulf of Mexico, on the East coast, to the Pacific Ocean, on the West coast. As the crow flies this would take us through Mexico City but I wanted to avoid that so I devised a route looping around the central highlands through a selection of interesting looking cities. I was not able to verify that there were bus routes betwe ... read more

North America » Mexico

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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