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San Miguel de Allende


h1 Posted 2 years, 11 months ago just before lunchtime by oso

I had been to San Miguel de Allende once before. I was staying with two friends, Jessica and Mario, in Queretaro and we drove up for the afternoon. Just as we arrived it started to rain and I spent the entire afternoon slipping and sliding down the cobblestone streets, focusing all my attention on the [...]

Guanajuato


h1 Posted 2 years, 11 months ago just before lunchtime by oso

Guanajuato is dope. I’m not sure quite else how to explain it. From Leon the drive was less than forty minutes. We went back on our word, forked out the thirty pesos to drive on the cuota and enjoyed the easy ride at 110 km/hour. No longer was the countryside flat and repetitive like the [...]

Aguascalientes


h1 Posted 2 years, 11 months ago just before lunchtime by oso

We learned our lesson after spending more than $15 in tolls to take the “cuota” from Torreon to Zacatecas. The driving was easy, fast, and direct, but did not pass through any pueblos and was way over our budget. The “libre” - an always available free alternative to Mexico’s toll roads - showed us the [...]