Durango
Travel Blogs from Durango, Mexico
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Driving the Devil's Backbone
... . We stopped in Concordia and got pictures of the kids in the 'big chair’. We found a highway called ‘Durango corta’ - close enough to ‘cuota’ (toll) so I took it. It turns out that means ...
Del Rio,TX-Durango, MX
... so 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- ...
Day 4 - Tecate Hare Scramble - The Race
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 ...
A delightful town + surroundings with few tourists
... 2 or 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 ...
Durango
... 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. ...
Down from the mountains
... 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
... 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 ...
Cycling days 25-30: Mazatlan to Durango
... a glimpse of what appears to be a cougar (a big cat for sure). For those interested in visiting this part of Mexico, the road between Mazatlan and Durango (Mex40) is a must…and take the "Libre" road versus the “Cuota.” The free road is ...
Durango
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. ...
Durango - "Donde esta autobus a Chupaderos"
... 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
... through 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. ...
Week 6 - Los Mochis to Durango
... superior). 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 ...
Durango
Durango, Ja we zijn de afgelopen week zomaar een keer opgeschoten. De weg van Hidalgo del Parral tot aan Durango was geweldig om te rijden, heerlijk rustig en geen vervelend landschap. Het enige nadeel, er is nogal wat drugshandel in deze regio, dus ze ...
Back packing into the wilderness
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 ...
Well, home of the cattle ranches
It's so awful to be off the coast, inland. I miss it all, the ocean breeze, the fish, the beach. Oh well. They do have good beef here, though. But it's a whole different ...
Barranca del Cobre - Copper Canyon Trip
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 ...
Yee haw!
Today we thought we'd do some Durango wanderings and take a bus to the Villa del Oeste, which is the old Western film set! We started the morning by going to the coffee shop next door to our hotel. Not only was the coffee pretty decent, but the guy ...
Mexico
... valley. 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 a disused movie set. It was ...
We Made it to Mexico!
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
... 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
... 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 ...
Jesus Would be Pissed at this Birthday Party
... way and I on mine. I found a nice clean hotel in the middle of town for about 15 dollars a night, I decided, Christmas in Durango, alone, why not, let's see what comes. Christmas eve, I decided I would go out for a walk, then find a church ...
Video of Durango, Durango, Mexico
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 ...
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