Durango, Mexico Travel Blogs

Del Rio,TX-Durango, MX
May 27, 2006 (10 photos)

... we decided to head for the coast. Tooo Damn hot in the desert! Another long day of driving in the heat and we got to Durango. When your not grabbing the oh-shit handle as a semi loaded(and i mean loaded) with boulders passes you on a curva peligrosa- it ...

A delightful town + surroundings with few tourists
Dec 5, 2008

... 3 persons. They also offer a couple of rooms with a Jacuzzi bath for 340 + 390 peso for 1 or 2 persons. Hotel Reforma De Durango, 5 de Febrero no. 303, Tel: 01 (618) 8131622. I spent my first night staying at this three star 100 bedroom hotel. They ...

Day 4 - Tecate Hare Scramble - The Race
Dec 4, 2005 (20 photos)

Race Day! We packed up the truck for our day to the race outside Tecate. Another early morning as we left San Diego around 6 am.

Durango
Jun 2, 2006

... for breakfast - very spicy! Similar to the day before spent most of the day wandering around the city trying to find me a good Mexico top & found one. Food column: Had fruit with chilli, salt & lime on - would have been better without the chilli & salt. ...

Durango
Mar 13, 2008 (7 photos)

hotel plaza catedal

Down from the mountains
Sep 23, 2008 (2 photos)

... replaced this coming Friday in Leon, so all was well. Sept XX We left Parral in the morning and headed south to Durango.  Again rain threatened, but all we caught were a few showers.  In Durango after circling around a bit we decided ...

Durango, Durango
Apr 6, 2006 (18 photos)

... for shear safety. We were also keeping our eyes peeled for a motel or hotel with no luck. At about 8pm we arrived at Durango which certainly rivaled Juarez as far as traffic....and now it was dark to boot. Rob at last even remarked that he was quite ...

Durango - "Donde esta autobus a Chupaderos"
Jan 15, 2008 (33 photos)

... staying longer. I wanted to go out to the movie set at "Villa Del Oeste" , which is not too far outside of Durango and is famous for a number of old western movies and apparently some Mexican TV shows , but frustratingly I just couldnt find the right bus ...

The Canyons of Chihuahua / Showdown In Durango
Jan 28, 2007 (18 photos)

... quiet residential streets into the commercial heart of the city. By the time I arrived downtown I'd formed the impression that Durango was a pleasant modern city with some nice colonial architecture. there was no sign of Joe at the tourist office. I ...

Durango
Oct 3, 2007 (2 photos)

This morning we set off along just one road to get to the town of Durango. It was actually a quicker drive than expected, although the military decided they wanted to see into the lockers. They chose the sewer locker and the one containing the black tank. ...

Week 6 - Los Mochis to Durango
Sep 13, 2007 (75 photos)

... ). I used the Lonely planet guide for the US and it wasn't much use really apart from the maps (great maps). Sept 12th - Durango (Mexico) Early start as usual (well, I thought it was early..my watch and PDA said 8am when in reality it was 10am...bloody ...

Back packing into the wilderness
May 23, 1976

Back packed down RR bed, track never laid. Long tunnel.  Camped in field.  Cross country back to Rte. Mex 40. Hitched to El Salto. Bus to Durango.  Hotel Posado.  David Morales, motor cycle stunt driver & his pretty girl.

Barranca del Cobre - Copper Canyon Trip
Sep 22, 2003

Mid semester trip to the Copper Canyon and surrounds - a massive interlinked system of Canyons located in Chihuahua State, way bigger than the Grand Canyon in the U.S. Other spots include; Creel, Durango, Chihuahua and Hidalgo de Parral.

Mexico
Mar 9, 2009 (3 photos)

... Yet another overturned lorry, this time UHT milk, being scavenged for all parts (not just cargo, but bits of the lorry itself!). Durango OK but nothing much to commend it - went to avoid doubling back & also to see disused movie set. Challenge to get ...

We Made it to Mexico!
Dec 7, 2005 (5 photos)

Today was the big day: we crossed into Mexico! We left El Centro mid-morning and headed towards Mexicali. We approached the border with all of our papers ready: passports, drivers' licenses, vehicle registration, Mexican auto insurance, health ...

June 28, 2006
Jun 28, 2006

... driven through. We had thought we would be much further than Durango by that evening but that was not the case. We stayed in Durango in a cheap little hotel - not bad but nothing fancy. Had supper at a little local place - delicious - we each had half a ...

Our Time at Guadalupe Canyon
Dec 9, 2005 (15 photos)

... been warm and sunny; shorts and a tee shirt during the day, pants and a sweater in the evening. The perfect way to get used to Mexico! We spent the first day and a half camped at a site called "La Cueva". Lots of space for the two vans to park with room ...

May 19, 2001 - Durango
May 19, 2001

Durango

Video of Durango, Durango, Mexico
Feb 19, 2009 (2 photos)

Last February I was fortunate enough to visit the quaint town of Durango, Durango, Mexico. (The one closer to Mexico City. There are two Durangos in Mexico that share the same name.) All of my travels thus far to Mexico have been on the Baja side. So, I ...