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First time they attached the flags and took it off again shortly after... not sure why... and my coordinator pointed out the irony that at that point in time the song "New York, New York" was playing. Second time they put it up and raised the flags with the national anthem playing.
Project Day 1 (and more military experiences)

February 9th 2011
Today was the first day at the Mayan Medicine Museum where me and a handful of others (and a few volunteers from Nataté) are going to spend a few days working. We had to meet at the big Mayan Cross by the Cathedral (this time I mean the Cathedral and not Santo Domingo. Heh.. had it wrong in the earlier posts) by 9 the latest. As my home location was a mile away, I left by myself a quarter af ... read more
North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas

Mexican Flag 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
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