Leon, Mexico, 11/1-2007
Route: Jerez - Chicomostoc - Jalpa - Aquascalientes - Leon
Jerez was such a wonderful city that it was a shame to leave it. But I had seen on my map that it was some ruins called Chicomostoc that I wanted to see, so off I rode. When I closed in on the ruins, I was a bit dissapointed. It did not look the way I expected at all. I expected one big pyramide on a flat field. However, the disappointment soon turned to joy when I went up to them. 
It was just increadeble how much stones that had been put together. I do not think it is any way I can explain it, so I will post some pictures soon.
The ruins are located on a mountain. From below you just see a litle part of what is built. People are allowed to walk around in the ruins on their own, so I had a walk. The area where the ruins are located is quite big, so I used some hours there. I soon discovered that my biking gear was not the smartest thing to wear when walking in the sun. I almost got cooked.
I then rode to Jalpa which is a small town which have this small town atmosphere and charm. The scenery is mostly cultivated areas, but where is is little water the vegitation is dominated by yellow gras and small trees and cactus. It was a lot of road works on the road to Aquascalientes and I therefore got a bit delayed.
Aquascaliente is a big town, and I just rode through it to get to Leon. This is a town that is recommended to tourists. It was dark when I arrived Leon. I found a hotel in the center of town, and soon discovered that you could rent rooms on hourly basis there. I have to admit that the room was kind of built not to just sleep, but it was warm water, clean, secure parking for Scotty and also cheap (180 peso).
After having a shower I had a walk in town. The center is very nice with lots of marked streets where hand made things are sold. It also have some nice churches, and a very nice place with trees cut in different shapes.
There are so many different animals that get run over along the roads. I had heard people comment upon this earlier, but it is still a shock when you see dead cows along the road. Sometimes you do not see the dead animal, due to the high grass that is growing along the road, but you certainly can smell them. I have started taking some photos of the road kills. The only animal I have not seen dead along the road so far is a horse. However, I have not bothered by taking pictures earlier so my collection is not that big.
Jerez was such a wonderful city that it was a shame to leave it. But I had seen on my map that it was some ruins called Chicomostoc that I wanted to see, so off I rode. When I closed in on the ruins, I was a bit dissapointed. It did not look the way I expected at all. I expected one big pyramide on a flat field. However, the disappointment soon turned to joy when I went up to them. 
It was just increadeble how much stones that had been put together. I do not think it is any way I can explain it, so I will post some pictures soon.The ruins are located on a mountain. From below you just see a litle part of what is built. People are allowed to walk around in the ruins on their own, so I had a walk. The area where the ruins are located is quite big, so I used some hours there. I soon discovered that my biking gear was not the smartest thing to wear when walking in the sun. I almost got cooked.
I then rode to Jalpa which is a small town which have this small town atmosphere and charm. The scenery is mostly cultivated areas, but where is is little water the vegitation is dominated by yellow gras and small trees and cactus. It was a lot of road works on the road to Aquascalientes and I therefore got a bit delayed.
Aquascaliente is a big town, and I just rode through it to get to Leon. This is a town that is recommended to tourists. It was dark when I arrived Leon. I found a hotel in the center of town, and soon discovered that you could rent rooms on hourly basis there. I have to admit that the room was kind of built not to just sleep, but it was warm water, clean, secure parking for Scotty and also cheap (180 peso).After having a shower I had a walk in town. The center is very nice with lots of marked streets where hand made things are sold. It also have some nice churches, and a very nice place with trees cut in different shapes.
There are so many different animals that get run over along the roads. I had heard people comment upon this earlier, but it is still a shock when you see dead cows along the road. Sometimes you do not see the dead animal, due to the high grass that is growing along the road, but you certainly can smell them. I have started taking some photos of the road kills. The only animal I have not seen dead along the road so far is a horse. However, I have not bothered by taking pictures earlier so my collection is not that big.
posted by Øyvind Thiem at 8:16 PM
1 Comments:
hei Øyvind!
skal si du har det travelt... mye fine bilder.
hvis du jakter på ruiner er det
en grei oversikt her:
http://www.geocities.com/atlantis01mx/locating_sites.htm
den kanskje mest kjente av disse sitene i mexico er "Chichén Itzá"
som ligger nesten ytterst på yucatan.
ellers krysser alle fingrene for at regnet fortsetter til og med 24 januar. ellers har vi hatt kontinuerlig regn til ingen nytte, for til og med bærum har hatt mer.
Helge
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