Santa Fe Trail.
The Santa Fe Trail.
The Santa Fe Trail
He traveled to Mexico.
People would often travel to Mexico in caravans. Caravans are groups of people going to a place in a group. They did this so that bandits or robbers would most likely notice the large group and not bother them.
About 81 miles.
Mexico has a long border and a lot of cities near the border, but it would take about 19-20 hours to get from Jefferson City, Missouri, to Juarez, Mexico, which is right on the border of Texas and Mexico.
Air mileage from Springfield, Missouri, to Mexico City, Mexico, totals 1,273 miles. That equals 2,049 kilometers or 1,106 nautical miles.
Polo traveled, but never to New Mexico.
Mexico IS trading with China, and at least has since 1970.
The Santa Fe Trail is an 800 mile path from Missouri to New Mexico. It was an important commercial highway connecting Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1821 until 1880.
All of Mexico.
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