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25. a bit more Mexican history

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Time for an intermezzo. Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztec emperor Moctezuma in 1521, and was subsequently appointed governor on behalf of Spain, from then on the colonial power for the next three hundred years. Spanish success was relative: thousands of churches were constructed, hundreds of towns built. But at the beginning of the 19th century … Read more

24. arrival in Mexico City

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It took us some four hours to drive from Xalapa to Mexico City, on a comfortable toll way, called ‘cuota’ here. And the dreaded traffic, arriving into town, was in fact a piece of cake, on a Saturday around lunch time. We dropped the car, and teamed up with our friends again – the same … Read more