 Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico We mentioned above that we were in for a surprise when we got to Taxco.
We heard it was built on a hill and had many beautiful colonial buildings
and was well worth a visit. Well, it was literally built on a
mountain side, with very small streets heading straight up.
Considering we are almost 40 ft long there was no way that we could go up
to the town. We considered stopping, parking and taking the scooters down
and heading into town that way. However, we could not even find a spot to
pull over until well out of town. So we decided to just proceed with our
travels and be better prepared to visit Taxco on our next trip through the
interior. |
 Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico We decided, wisely, to keep to the low road on the right. |
 Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico The town of Taxco looked so pretty up in the hills, however, visiting
there at this time was
just not meant to be... |
 Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico Oh, oh!! Notice the width of the road, the hydro poles on either
side, and that big truck coming. That could spell disaster! We
DO pass each
other though, unscathed, within inches of each other. A friendly wave and we
are on our way. |
 Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico Oh, oh again!! And we are supposed to be able to squeeze through there?
We creep our way through, with each of us giving reports about our side of
the coach. Whew...we made it. |
 Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico This area is known for its colourful and abundant slate. This
was just one area, but there where piles of slate for a stretch on both
sides of the road. |
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Amaccuzac, Morelos, Mexico We drove for quite awhile before we finally found a place to stay for the night. We boondocked on the side of the road in this adorable little town called Amaccuzac. The people were so friendly and accommodating and really wanted us to eat in their restaurant. We went for a nice walk around town and saw their beautiful church.
Aren't the towers gorgeous? |
 Amaccuzac, Morelos, Mexico They were renovating and expanding the church, hence the lack of side
walls, however, it looked like business (and prayers) as usual. |
 Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico We were continuing our travels north and working our way through this
little town, we were just in the process of figuring out how we were going
to negotiate the corner ahead when we saw the signs. One indicating
a historical cathedral and one an archeological site. |
 Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico What a magnificent cathedral, sitting high on a hill, and then up all these steps. It looked wonderful as we approached it. Notice the two
young ladies walking by? They noticed that they would be in the picture and
shyly turned away and giggled together as they walked by. |
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Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico Wow, look at the ornate detail on the front of this church! |
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Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico And look at the inside, the height, the dome, the colours, how clean it
all is... Just beautiful. |
 Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico This was the courtyard outside of the church. |
 Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico This was the entrance to the Coatetelco Zona Arqueologica. This
site had a museum, and although we are glad we went, it was less
impressive than the last site we were at. |
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Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico This is in the museum at the site, they had some really neat pieces
found at the site. |
 Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico This is a model that shows an overview of the whole site. It is a
relatively small site. |
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Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico
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 Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico We noticed that one huge difference with this site over the last one,
was all of the grass... In this picture you can just barely see the information plaques, in both Spanish and English.
They were very informative. At this site and each site we visit from
this point forward, we sought out these plaques and read each and every
one of them. They explain in good detail, what the building or
locations significance was. |
 Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico This is a ball court and this particular one is quite small.
Their ball game was played with a hard rubber ball. Using their
torsos and legs, they would try to get the ball through a hoop (not
pictured here) to score a point. When this happened, a sacrifice was
preformed, as this was considered to be an important event. They
took their ball games VERY seriously. |
 Coatetelco, Morelos, Mexico If you are on our Archeological Tour, follow
this link to Xochicalco... |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico We are now in Xochicalco!! Please note: this is one of the best
archeological sites that we have found in all of Mexico. We asked
and were given permission to park in their parking lot overnight.
Look at that view to the left. We are way up in the mountains.
We are near the beautiful museum, and the archeological site is actually up the mountain
even higher. |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico Obviously you notice the view out the windshield, but please also take
note of the three guys working on the left hand side of the screen.
Well...they felt it was their personal responsibility to keep us safe, so
they asked us to move (away from the gorgeous view), up closer to the
building. They were the night security, maintenance, gardeners, etc.
It was so sweet, we happily complied. |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico The building that housed the museum was really something else. It
was built in such a way as to blend into the hillside. It utilizes solar
energy for all it's electrical needs, had a rain water storage cistern
below the building and utilized natural cooling & lighting systems
designed into the complex. Very low environmental impact, very well
done! |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico Now, do we look like a couple of happy campers or what? This
museum and archeological site look incredible and we can hardly wait to
get started. We did not start when we arrived yesterday because we
knew we would need a whole day here. Here we go...enjoy the museum! |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico What a beautiful museum! |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico This is the huge model in the center of the museum lobby. Notice the
roads leading "up" to it. Try to get a sense of the size of this
site, it is HUGE! We are so excited to see it! |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico Amazing pieces. And each one of those slabs, in the back, were
intricately
carved. Just incredible. |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico This one must have stood about six feet tall. Also, look how
beautiful the floors are! |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico Remember the ball court we talked about at the last archeological site?
Well, this is the carved stone 'hoop' that they try to get the rubber ball
through. There are two of these hoops on the ball court and they're
mounted high on the wall on each side of the court. |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico These are just a very few of the pieces on display at the museum.
It was just amazing to see all of this, carvings, pottery and so many
more, all made and in use 1400 years ago! |
 Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico From just outside of the museum we see the actual site way up on the
hillside in the distance. We are so anxious to get up there.
See you there soon! |
| Wow, what an incredible month so far! Can you
believe that we are finished July Part 6 and we are not
anywhere near done. No wonder we were so exhausted after the month of
July! We are having such an amazing experience. We had no idea
how much we would see & enjoy the interior of Mexico. And you/we ain't seen nothin' yet!!
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