{"id":456,"date":"2009-01-09T18:46:05","date_gmt":"2009-01-10T02:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.longridesouth.com\/blog\/?p=456"},"modified":"2009-01-10T17:59:29","modified_gmt":"2009-01-11T01:59:29","slug":"jan-7-oaxaca-to-cintalapa-chiapas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longridesouth.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/09\/jan-7-oaxaca-to-cintalapa-chiapas\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan. 7 – Oaxaca to Cintalapa, Chiapas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up early in the hostel, found a really cheap breakfast, and hit the road.\u00a0 Noticed that some one had pried out a couple of rubber spacers off our tail-racks, but that should be no big deal.\u00a0 Lots of goodbyes – the Germans, and Anthony.<\/p>\n

Easy out of town for a change.\u00a0 The Oaxaca valley used to be intensly\u00a0used for agriculture;\u00a0 now most of the small plots lie fallow – the story I heard is that the men are off in the US or DF, and the women cannot work the land alone.\u00a0 In any rate, the land lies un-used.\u00a0 We drove past Mitla, Teotitlan de Valle,\u00a0 lots of mezcal fabriques.<\/p>\n

Then into some incredible mountains.\u00a0\u00a0Cactus forests\u00a0of amazing proportions;\u00a0 trees with bark that looked like red foil christmas wrap; mountains made of pink, black, red, yellow, purple,\u00a0white,\u00a0gray, orange,\u00a0and brown rocks.\u00a0\u00a0 Scenery that I believe must rival that of Hawaii\u00a0 or New Zealand (places I have only seen in pictures) – steep volcanic gorges\u00a0rising\u00a0 several thousand feet, wrapped in mist and clouds at the top.\u00a0 All in all, the ride to Tehauntepec\u00a0 was a scenic wonder.\u00a0\u00a0 We did stop to take some pictures, which we will post soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Saw two foreigners on KTM’s going west – didn’t get to talk, and got passed twice by two Mexicans with\u00a0 travel cases on expensive BMW’s – they didn’t stop to talk, either (DF plates).\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

Crazy Mexican drivers – only pass when it is not safe to do so!<\/p>\n

After Tehuantepec, the road is straight and level for a stretch – passed a GIANT wind farm – dozens and dozens of turbines – and only one of them turning!!!???\u00a0\u00a0 Pemex and Mexican corruption at work?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Just near dusk, we found a hotel – Hotel Mitey, for $12.00 us.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Super nice owner – smiled a lot, shared a beer with us, and\u00a0brought us an extra ‘ventilador’ gratis!\u00a0 Looked at us funny when we asked about hot water – said it was on all the time, of course! After we unpacked, we walked down the road till we found a restaurant, and had a great dinner for cheap – the lady-owner treated us like special guests, or family, and could not stop\u00a0 bringing us food and drink.\u00a0\u00a0 Everyone wanted to welcome us to Chiapas – the best place on earth!<\/p>\n

Today I am 5,000 road\u00a0miles from home!\u00a0 We drove east all day – that seemed very strange to me.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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