Plaza

Mexico City

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November 5th 2006
Plane arrived just outside Mexico and we were surprised to find out that the city had a subway. We had our big packs and the signs said that we were not permit ed to bring anything on the subway larger than a suitcase but nobody stopped us so we saved some cash. Mexico City is exactly what a Latin American capital should be. Urban, kind of crazy, buena onda. We stayed at a hotel in the histori ... 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