Cyper-punk meets day-of-the-dead

The Dangers of Mexico City ... or lack of

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March 20th 2010
"Its better for people like you not to have never come here. Go home, now, flee, before its too late!", is what the old Mexican lady sneered, as she looked at us judgementally shaking her head. "Mexico City is not for families, its dangerous .... and never take a taxi". It was comments like these that made us think twice about coming to Mexico. Stories of black taxi kidnappings, bus hijackings ... 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