Hotel Santa Rita And Spa Zacatecas

... and Leon, the beauty of Galicia and the many wonderful experiences with other "pilgrims" along the way. The "Camino de Santiago" is a classic since Catholic believers have been walking this trail since the Middle Ages. The original aim of the pilgrimage was to walk it at least once in a lifetime as a means of avoiding purgatory. The final highlight of the pilgrimage is to arrive at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, descend ...

... photos. Frames of reference are important in life for they give a perspective to a current situation. So it was that while we were passing high over Zacatecas on our way to Cerro de la Bufa, the event that flashed before me was the experience we had only 7 days earlier in Guanajuato as we ascended to Monumento el Pipila on the funicular. I found myself saying to Barbara "it is beautiful here but it is not as beautiful as ...

... Spend the Winter Months" we had never heard of Zacatecas. It seems not too many expats have gotten the word about Zacatecas, as we heard almost no English spoken in this town. We therefore considered ourselves to have been fortunate to have met Dr. John Sullivan, (Ph.D.) in a coffee shop. John is the Director of the Instituto de Docencia E Inventigación Etnológica de Zacatecas, A.C. He has been living here for 20 years and confirmed the fact that ...

... the origin of the town's wealth, thoughtfully extracted for them by thousands of Indian slaves imported from the south who worked 16 hours a day with baskets strapped to their head carrying out the silver from the mines depths. The average life expectancy, if you didn't tumble to the earth's core, was about 35. Nowadays the Mine is also put to a more hedonistic use with a discoteca carved into its depths, great place for dancing and ...

... actually started to get a bit better with her around because I´m forced to use it. Sometimes Becky refuses to translate for me... We also met a couple girls from Oregon (Eugene and Portland), two other girls from Switzerland, and a guy and a girl from New Zealand. One night a bunch of us went out drinking tequila, mezcal (kinda like tequila) and singing karaoke. After 3 days in town we decided to move on to Guanajuato, and we ended up ...

... bu no too many with shallow pockets. People seem to be getting by and enjoying life just fine. I am really appreciating the wonderful hospitality. After lunch we went to buy some tickets for another concert only this time there will not be a Mariachi band, but a banda with Joan Sebastian. After getting the tickets we went to visit yet another cousin of Tomas', Erica which is Sandra's sister. After a 1/2 hour conversation in spanish and just tyring to ...

... ring pursued by the clowns. Cowhands emerged from the adjacent corral and tried to lasso the beast as it cavorted around wildly. Eventually, someone got a rope on the animal's horns and it was dragged, kicking, out of the ring. Somewhere on the floor of the bullpen, sat a humiliated virgin, his pride in tatters. The compčre offered some words of consolation as he crept away unseen through the rear of the pen. Next up was a rider with a few years' experience under his belt ...

... a morning of clear blue skies I set off in a south-easterly direction on a long straight road across golden ranges of the type frequented by the late John Wayne. After an hour or so the flat ran out and the road climbed over a low pass to a parallel valley, narrower and more undulating. After a couple of hours of winding my way across a series of grassy inclines I swept down from the hillside and into the majestically named settlement of Nombre de Dios, having ...

... and my heaving myself up there of an evening is not a pretty sight! I dread needing the loo in the night. The bed also squeaks so any move not only rocks the occupant below but accompanies it with sound affects. I diidn´t sleep great the first night! The lady below me I think is Canadian or french. Within minutes of meeting me she was wondering if I wanted to go with her somewhere or other that was a couple of bus rides and an overnight stay. I think I ...