Not Far From My House

Size May Not Matter...But It's Huge

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February 9th 2007
Actually, despite the title of the blog, I haven't been able to really get a feel for just how big the city is yet. Way back in 2006 when I bought my airline ticket from Vegas to Mexico City, I selected window seats for both legs of the flight, but when I made the switch in Houston, somehow I found myself sitting in the middle. Not fun, and also meaning the first I saw of DF was the airport. Th ... 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