Category: Mexico

San Cristobal de Las Casas

    This is a beautiful small village in Chiapas in the very South of Mexico surrounded by mountains. It is a traditional town and has an amazing market where you can buy colourful Mexican handicrafts after some hard bargaining. There is a thriving tourist scene as the pretty cobbled streets, the picturesque properties and […]

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Mexico Bicentenary

Two hundred years of Independence is celebrated in Mexico. Mexico got freedom from Spain in 1810 and I was lucky enough to be there for the anniversary of their Independence celebrations. Catholic priest Hidalgo made the first call to arms in the village of Dolores, in the state of Guanajuato. The Indians were poorly equipped […]

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