México/Guatemala: Lagos de Montebello to Huehuetenango – via Gracias a Dios and San Mateo Ixtatan
After leaving Tziscao we did some lake-hopping through the rest of the Lagos de Montebello before heading for the border …
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México: San Cristobal de las Casas to Lago de Montebello – via Palenque and Benemérito
We left San Cristobal on a cold (yes, really) and overcast morning. It was quite a novelty to wear more …
México: Tehuantepec to San Cristobal de las Casas
It doesn’t feel as if there’s much to tell about 350km of road-riding. We’re back up high again, and it’s …
México: Tierra del Sol to Tehuantepec – first sea in six months
The day before we left Tierra del Sol we met some other bicycle tourers, who’d come this way via warmshowers.org. …
México: Tierra del Sol, Tlacochahuaya (nr Oaxaca) – permaculture, spanish lessons and milking
Not strictly speaking biking related, but we did find out about this place courtesy of warmshowers.org (the cycle touring equivalent …
México: Teotitlan de Flores Magon to Oaxaca
In the end we got lazy and took the ‘main’ road from Teotitlan de Flores Magon to Oaxaca. This turned …
México: Mineral del Chico to Teotitlan de Flores Magon – a change in scenery
Our “rest day” in Mineral del Chico didn’t quite fit the standard definition. Rock climbing, and then an amble back …
México: San Luis de la Paz to Mineral del Chico
National park hopping featured highly in our meandering route on from San Luis de la Paz, though some of the …
México: Zacatecas to San Luis de la Paz – striking out on our own with great rewards
Until Zacatecas we had to a lesser or greater degree been following someone else’s route. In Canada and the USA …
México: Durango to Zacatecas
We ended up spending 5 nights in Durango as warmshowers guests of Frida Blum and Jorge Luis. They’d very kindly …
México: Tepehuanes to Durango
During our travels through the USA some climbs were easier than others. The easier ones often followed the route of …
México: Balleza to Tepehuanes
Leaving Balleza just before lunch we quickly turned of the pavement at Rancho San Juan onto one of our backroad …
México: Urique to Balleza
Leaving the tranquil comforts of Entre Amigos in Uriqué saw us making quick progress down the canyon. The road we’d …
México: Creel to Urique
Urique is at the bottom of the canyon, and so apart from prudently making sure that our brake pads were …
México: Nuevo Casas Grandes to Creel
We were intending to write something in Madera a few days ago, but events conspired against us. Here’s what happened… …
