Saltillo
Travel Blogs from Saltillo, Mexico
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A quaint little town well off the tourist trail
The small mining town of Conception Del Oro is locally known as Concha and is located 50 miles north of the San Tiburcio junction, which is the turn off for Real de Catorce. The people that I had hitched the ride with were coming here, so I decided ...
The Road Trip and the Priest
... me Dan. So we drove through Mexico but were running well behind schedule. We decided we could only make Saltillo that night, which is a few hours into Mexico. He said there was a nice Holiday Inn there we could stay in. We? Holiday Inn? We also ...
Cuatro Ceinagas
... me to go to their friend's for a party. Many of us weren't feeling to awake then next morning when we headed for Saltillo (the capital of our state) on Thursday leaving at 7am from the school. We checked out some museums including a natural desert ...
Saltillo, Mexico
... was a beautiful mission style building with a marble staircase and stained glass overseeing the lobby. Saltillo, in general, is a much better reflection of northern Mexico. While Monterry is much more industrial with strong ties to the border, Saltillo ...
Finally across the Border, only to be stranded.
... at home and while travelling is paying back dividends! The border crossing was a cinch and even fun and exciting. It was instantly Mexico! And very different than Texas, however we didn't really need to leave Texas to learn Spanish as for hundreds of ...
Saltillo
... is covered in "Churrigueresque figures and elaborately carved columns of pale grey stone. It is reputedly one of the finest in Mexico. Inside the transepts are full of gilt ornamentation and at the very top of the dome you can just make out a human ...
Saltillo
... time to complete the assignment, so I had some time to visit a small but nice desert museum and check out the city center. Saltillo is a relatively compact city, it turned out to be more of a US style than I had earlier expected. It seemed to ...
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Llegamos a Saltillo, es increíble que sea la capital de un estado y que sea una ciudad super chiquita como de 400,000 personas. Pasamos a visitar a Antonio, un amigo de mi papá del Huizachal, las últimas 4 veces que hemos estado por acá lo pasamos a ...
First day in Mexico
... in the town of Santa Catarina. All of the towns in Mexico have art objects displayed, so much more than in the US. We arrived at Saltillo around 4 pm and heard a squeak as we were turning into the drive coming from the MH. Could it be the new brakes or a ...
Getting closer to the border
Ohhh, well had been traveling for days, weeks, I guess. The Toyota is holding up very well, everything is going too good, really. We'll be at the border tomorrow, if we don't get too tied up in Monterry. Then, cross at Brownsville, and ...
Mobile Update
Tomamos la nueva autopista Saltillo-Monterrey, parece gringa, está enorme y te evitas cruzar las cumbres (=curvas y neblina). Nos encontramos con la planta de cemento de Apasco, no tienes idea lo enorme que ...
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