Plaza Mexicana Margarita Creel

... car, windows all tinted out, and sometimes the military flying along on the back of their pickups dressed in full combat gear, vests, balaclavas and massive machine guns. The old beat up trucks which would be illegal anywhere else are my favourite. They crawl along with their wheels wobbling, piled too high and wide blowing out blue death smoke. We see the farmers working the corn, chillies and hay by hand. The small towns look so rough and uninviting yet the people are ...

... up around us. The route flattening out slightly but still way up in the mountains with lovely views over the meadows, brightly coloured wild flowers lining the sides of the track, replete with hosts of red butterflies.

We reached Creel as the afternoon was waning. A sleepy outpost just over half way along the route and high up in canyon country, the hillsides deeply forested with pine amid interesting rocky outcrops. The air was refreshingly cooler at this altitude ...

Hello to all, If you are planning a trip to Creel to see the Canyons and the Tarahumara Indians feeel free to contact us for local infortmation on what to see or where to stay. We work among the Tarahumara Indians providing clean drinking water. We host many groups and can tell you the best ...

... practically no garbage on the roadsides or in the towns, which is not always the case in Mexico. As the light started to fade, we decided to pull over in one of these towns, this one called Maycoba. Believer me, it ain't in no guide. Nevertheless, they had a small 'hotel' off the road, and we were told to knock on the door of the house next to the main store for dinner. Indeed, we were served dinner in the house's converted living room. Mom cooked, the ...

... These native people have had a major increase in diabeties and heart disease. This is caused by their new "anglo" diets. Prior to tourism, the Tarahumara's diet was high in fiber, and healthy. Now, a Coke, fatty foods and candy are becoming more popular. Sometimes tourism does ruin a civilization. Mini-lecture over, back to the hike. We're headed down to a Tarahumar's cave. Most of the Tarahumara have lived in shallow depth caves in the hillsides, or in stone ...

From the air you can see just how sprawling this city is, it´s the third largest metropolis (after Tokyo and Seoul, and before New York and Osaka) Its about 2,500m high and broken up by mountains, but mostly just a hell of a lot of buildings. Casa Vieja hostel, prooved a bit tricky to find, but eventually located it down some side street. Quick shower, then off to sample some of the nightlife in Zona Rosa. This is the ...

... it was pretty spot-on with lots of lamps (you know I love lamps right?) and Frida Kahlo paintings and Virgin Mary statues. Went straight out to sample some local fare (ie Coronas), and wasn´t disappointed. Next day I went on a long walk in the general direction of the Zocalo, which is the main plaza thing, it was mostly just to get a feel for the city though. The ´feel´ I got was mostly ¨holy **** this is a big city¨, but I´m into that massive, dirty chaos ...

... high above an expansive valley with mountain ranges off in the distance. Shuttled in a VW bus up the mountainside for 20 pesos, we arrive at midmorning. Crowded outside of the site were stalls and stalls of vendors selling souvenirs and highland clothing. In the parking lot were tables and tables of women selling tacos, fried plantain chips, and cold drinks as well as young boys peddling frozen chocolate covered bananas with sprinkles on top. The smells were enticing ...

... wiping out many of the Aztec and Mayan houses but they've left behind some beautiful buildings and architecture. The people are now all Mexican, neither indigenous Indian or Spanish, 500 years of evolution has seen to that, what a pity they just can't get their politics sorted to become a truly 1st world country. That evening we treated ourselves to a posh dinner in Bellini's revolving restaurant on the 45th floor of the city's World Trade Centre. There was lovely ...

... O centro historico da Cidade do Mexico e' lindo! Fiquei sabendo que onde agora e' o centro, era o centro do imperio Asteca. A cidade antigamente era s'o um pedacinho (era uma ilha num lago) conectado por longas estradas de contencao de aguas `a vizinhanca. Era a famosa Tenochititlan. Mas como os malandrinhos dos espanhois queriam se dar bem, aterram tudo para construir. Conclusao: A cidade esta' afundando! j'a afundou alguns metros. A principal Catedral no centro da ...