Posts from ‘September, 2009’

The tiny town of San Cristobal de las Casas sits in the southernmost state of Mexico, Chiapas. It is a quaint run-down town thriving on the multitude of tourists that stop there on their way further into the Yucatán. The narrow coble stone streets are lined with colonial era buildings, which are filled with restaurants [...]

Well, yet again we have come to the realization that what we were taught in history class was wrong.  I remember going on a school field trip to the Denver Museum of Natural History (which is what it used to be called before they changed the name) when I was in 4th or 5th grade.  [...]

Mexico City DF (Federal District) is notorious for kidnappings, murders and muggings. And this image is not lightened by the reputation of the powerful and almighty police force that seems to be more of a breeding ground for corruption and thievery itself, than a safe refugee for the countless number of victims. It is a [...]