Sunset

This was taken form the statue honoring the revolutionary hero, Pipila, a young man who tied a stone to his back to deflect the Spanish bullets and set fire to the wooden doors of the Spanish fortress, routing them out.

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February 17th 2007
Last night we stayed in town for the singing groups that perform each weekend, dressed in period costumes, and singing popular Mexican folksongs while strolling through the town... We had thought the town crowded on Thursday night, but yesterday afternoon and evening it was hard to walk around in some places! Everyone is polite and friendly, though, and there is a mix of college and high schoo ... read more

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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

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