Sierra Madre

The logistics manager from the plant we were visiting took us out to the mountains between Saltillo and Monterrey. It was a trip with some interesting adventures;-) - we finally did not make it to the famous Colla de Caballo but the views were really ...

... hatte einen zwei Wochen aufenthalt in dieser Stadt eingeplant und dies vor zwei-einhalb Jahren... Oaxaca liegt in einem Tal der Sierra Madre del Sur auf 1500m.ü.M und bietet aus diesem Grund auch das ganze Jahr über sehr angenehme Temperaturen. Dies ...

I decided to head over the Sierra Madre mountains to Durango, I had heard about the Copper Canyon over that way towards Zacatecas, but I totally misjudged the distance, On some of the farm land they were still using horse drawn ploughs, this was on UK ...

...  As the road approaches the ridge, it reaches the edge of the rainshadow, and drops into the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre, where waters from the Gulf of Mexico are swept inland to condense in these forests, turning the landscape lush and green ...

Night in primitive hotel. El. 8525 ...

Set of along the "freeway" to Irapuato then made a mistake and ended up in instead of by passing, the usual nightmare finding my way out, all part of life's rich tapestry. Then onto Salamanca to find the Mex 43 free road across the lakes. It would ...

It had rained overnight, and was a bit cold, that's novel. Left Vincente Guerrero about 8:15, not much to say about the place, a pueblo with a square, music on the go, sponsored by a local political group, there are elections on the 4/5th. The ...

... maps that I scaned. I am sure the trip can´t get much worse. I arrived at Quito in the afternoon and made my way to Sierra Madre the joining hotel for the Galapagos leg my of intrepid tour. I quickly headed off to the Old Town knowing my time in Quito ...

... the city less bustling than expected, not that I had any real expectations to begin with however. Arriving at the hotel, Sierra Madre, check in was a breeze and I found the rooms simple, clean, and comfortable and the staff friendly and ...