Mexico, Debconf, Oaxaca and Chiapas
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I've got a very swollen, bleeding lip, assorted seatbelt bruises and a very sore back. Not too bad, considering.
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Tess looking quite cheerful due to arsefull of painkillers. At least the broken door-catch on her side has been dealt with.
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And this is the daft bastard who should have stopped. Apparently he didn't come to too much hard either.
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The hole in my lip. Not sure what those white stringy bits are.
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The Hotel we were deposited in was remarkably nice (pretty,4*, pool, right in the middle of town, GBP22/night).
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The church next to our hotel. The main square here in Bahia de Huatulco is very nice.
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The junction we crashed at. We were heading approx along the white arrow (this is the main road past town). The Taxi came from the right and we intersected behind the lamppost.
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We finally made it do the beach here.
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Looks like a nice hotel. This would be a nice place to do nothing for a week.
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La Pila (1562) in Chiapa de Corzo main square.
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Sunset down by the river, where the Launches for El Sumidero leave. Moments later it absolutely pissed it down.
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Nice tea spot
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Kids were collecting these huge ants for eating.
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Strange bug
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Chiapas looks like this
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Everyone in the family gets a panga
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Agua Azul, looking rather brown
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View from the top of the falls
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A nice swimming spot, although not as 'clara' as it should be due to the rains. Little fish nipped Tess but ignored me.
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Bridge across to the village at Agua Clara
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View from the bridge
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Palenque - remarkable mayan city in the jungle
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Group of the cross temples (from the palacio)
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Bas-relief in the palace, probably stolen from elsewhere.
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Temple of the inscriptions
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Temple of the cross (de la Cruz)
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View of the city, and beyond to the yucatan. (From templo de la Cruz Folida)
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Temple of the sun
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This is presumably a reproduction, as it's in suspicoioulsy good condition
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Temple of the Skull
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View of the palacio from the plaza
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Mayan script in the museum
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Our campsite has a lovely warm pool
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MayaBelle palapas/campsite. A delighful place to sling your hammock
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A croc in the park
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Cordoba central plaza - La Parroquiade la Immaculada Concepcion - C18
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Tree in Plaza de Armas
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Typical Mexican traffic - total gridlock at a junction in desperate need of some traffic lights (tlalmananco near Mexico City)
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Oaxtepec walkway, with the pretty red pod trees.