Fiesta Inn Chihuahua Hotel

Tues took a day trip to Jerez, from a World Heritage site (Zac) to a Pueblo Magico - took a long time for the magic to kick in as bus staion 2k's from the centre. Went to check it and the hotels out, as they have a Spring Fair, including a charro (rodeo), which I'm keen to go to - hotel prices apparently triple for the event & nothing special, so have decided to go as a day trip instead. This is despite the fact the charro site ...

After a monster bus journey from Chihuahua we spent a few days in this beautiful city . It was our first experience of one of Mexico´s great colonial cities and did not disappoint. It has a wonderful cathedral, lots of lovely plazas to hang around and drink coffee, and is overlooked by a hill - ´La Bufa´- which you reach by a small (Swiss ...

... You get the picture. We have spent a lot of time on tours of rocks which look like other things, animals and people (including Elvis in Monument Valley and Homer Simpson in the caves outside Chihuahua). Eagles are a favourite. Is there a name for the human condition which compels us to do this? On the tour we stopped by lovely Lake Arareko and the Cusarare waterfall. Felt slightly ...

This morning we drove to the old ruins at Chicomostoc, about 45 kms south of the town. This area was inhabited between AD 300 and 1200; at its peak it had some 15,000 people. It is also known as La Quemada from the charred remains of its fiery destruction. It is known that it had trade links with Teotihuacan, which we will be going to later. These ruins are very impressive; some of the walls are 8 feet thick ...

... tim eto walk back. Hwoever, the Teleferico was closed, so it was footmobile time. On the way back we saw the town come alive. People were spreadout in the streets and it was lively. We watched a dance, a opera, and a really loud parade in one night. The parade was realy crazy and loud, it was a recreation of some battle and the soldiers were just firing their guns into the air. Don't worry there are no bullets, i think it's a form of fireworks. We arrived ...

I'm not good at standing around doing nothing, which most people who know me would say that is a huge understatement. It doesn't take long to notice that Cesar is scampering to get all the luggage tags on the bags. Hmm. A job for Kim. I ask, he agrees to my offer to help. Got them tagged and the bus is getting loaded and soon we're Chihuahua bound. We're headed for the boarder, and were told yesterday that the timing to get across the boarder with ...

... hard slaps to the rump later the animal took off in hot pursuit. From the corral emerged men with ropes, ready to bring the bull to ground. The rider lay prone on the sand, surrounded by concerned cowboys, while the compère rattled on about the rodeo's safety precautions - the helmets, the padding, etcetera. I wondered when a doctor was going to appear. After a few minutes the injured rider, still evidently stunned, was helped to his feet. Clutching a damaged shoulder, he ...

... welcomed me to the state of Zacatecas. I wished them luck and pedalled on in anticipation of a descent which failed to materialise. A patchwork plain of gold, brown and ochre spread out to the east, bounded by a line of knobbly peaks, three thousand metres high, which barely nosed above the plateau. An undulating stretch of highway clung to the flanks of the sierra to my right beyond which the sun soon dipped. The temperature dropped and I grew anxious to ...

Wednesday, October 4, 2006 I rode the bus from Juarez to Chihuahua, a 4 hour ride to the central station and another 45 minutes to the center of town. Carmen's father picked me up and drove up to the gate that surrounds their lavish home and holds their 3 cars. I was surprised by the cleanliness of this city compared to Juarez, which he explained is due to Juarez being an immigration point. People come from central america and get stuck in Juarez because they can't get into the U.S ...

We left Guadalajara, yes we found the bus station and took a luxury bus to Los Mochis 12 hours over night. We where headed for El Fuerte so struggled to find the next bus station. Thats right not all buses go from the same bus stations, in fact there are potentially many stations for many buses. The problem is exacerbated by the Mexicans desire to please and you can be pointed in many directions for the same place, as they tell you something because they feel ...