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Andale TOLUCA!
... con vidrio.El cosmovitral de la ciudad de Toluca es uno de los más grandes del mundo; Leopoldo Flores tardó un año en diseñarlo y los artesanos dos en ejecutarlo, para construirlo se emplearon aproximadamente 75 toneladas de estructura metálica, 45 toneladas de vidrio soplado y 25 toneladas de cañuelas de plomo; lo forman 500,000 fragmentos de vidr io en 28 colores diferentes. ...
Turbulencia antes del despegue
El viaje empezó complicado... Quise regresar a las andadas de la vuelta al mundo y empaqué mochila no maleta, creo que empaqué bien y ligero pero muy novato me ganó el tiempo y salí muy tarde (1 hora antes del despegue) en taxi y sin dinero, paramos en un cajero que no tuvo dinero, el taxista chocó con otro taxista, el viaducto (camino al aeropuerto) venía lento porque se cayó un espectacular (anuncio/billboard), luego paramos en otro cajero que ya me dió dinero y alcanzamos ...
Cycling days 43-45: San Miguel to Toluca
... this road have been newly paved, so the riding starts out smoothly. Other sections are still under construction, so the road's two narrow lanes that are open are a little sketchy to ride on. They are working on widening the highway, so we jump from pieces of newly paved road that alternate from the left and the right of the two open lanes. We must have crossed the highway at least a dozen times...and boy are we glad it's ...
Visit to Toluca Mexico
... to the center of town was the many great looking churches. We landed in the Colonial hotel where the desk clerk was using a ….. typewriter …We thought that was novel in the 21st century.
We were happy to stash our bike and explore the city center. Toluca has a historic centro. Nice enough, but nothing really ...
Toluca: Breakdown
... Puebla. I was already getting a bit sore and thinking perhaps Puebla would be where I’d stop for a night or two. I’d been to that city once before and Puebla is a great place to spend a little time in. A little bit of rain here and there, but not enough to deter at all. Just smooth highway and rolling hills leading up to very dramatic passages over several hundred foot high bridges. The mountain passages on this route are ...