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Celebrations in the Night

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November 2nd 2012
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day of the Dead After visiting markets and seeing all the preparations for Day of the Dead, I was ready to experience it for myself. The primary festivities kicked off on the night of October 31st, where thousands of people made their way to Xoxocotlan cemetery about five miles south of the Oaxaca city center. Day of the Dead ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca

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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