Xochicalco pre spanish ruins and Cacahuamilpa caves with Jonus, our Belgian tour guide. The fortified city of Xochicalco was built some time after the decline of Teotihuacan (100 B.C. - 650 A.D.). Allthough its heyday only extended between 700 and 900 A.D., Xochicalco is considered the most important center of the late classical period of the central Mexican high plateau, due to its splendor and cultural development. The ethnic origin of the inhabitants is not known. The city ended destroyed, burnt down, and abruptly abandoned around the 900 A.D.
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| Lunch at a roadside kitchen. |
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| Refreshing drink on a hot day. |
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| pork stew with beans, rice and freshly cooked tortillas |
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| Much lower elevation than Mex city, so HOT! |
The Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park in Guerrero, Mexico, is best known for the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Caverns, which are one of the largest cave systems in the world. Pictures don't do it justice. The highest cavern we entered was 80 meters. They apparently have concerts in here on special occasions. The Spanish guide who conducted the tour talked primarily about the funny shaped rocks. Jonus translated.
Afterwards we arrived in Tepoztlan which is a great little town inside the Federal District of Morelos that's used more as a local get away and and seems to attract the hippies. Our objective is a 2km climb to the top of a local hill which seems comparable to the Grouse Grind. Jonus and I made it to the top just before closing.
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| Lulu gave up |
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| Catherine was a trooper, but was too late and they closed the gate. |
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| City of Tepoztlan |
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| Employees locking the gate |
Later we chilled out in this laid back town and had a coffee at a local cafe.
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| Yes, another church. |
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| Munching on berries at a local cafe. |
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