My second day in Jaculmulco I went for a hike with a guide Sabastian (a great guy) to view another canyon outside of town. Here is the canyon. At the top of the playtou to the left is an ancient grave yard. Down to the left at the bottom of the canyon is a town that time forgot. There are no roads that run to it, and so it has been completely isolated. Three years ago they got electricity. They still do not have phones. And the teacher that teaches at the elemetary school there hikes in 2.5 hours each way to give his classes. Amazing. When I return, I will visit the town and the grave yard.
The interesting thing about this hike is that it was the last chance to use my old hiking boots. I bought these boots 12 years ago, and they have held together through many adventures. Dad kindly shipped them to Mexico City for me, and after inpecting them for damage I though they needed to be oiled and the soles glued to help waterproof them before I took on any mountain climbing. After searching the town of Xalapa high and low for a cobbler, I finally found one. He seemed to be a kindly man (after watching Pinochio, I had a good impression of cobblers like Jopeto) and fixed the boots for $4 US. I thought they looked great at the time. Halfway through an 8 mile round trip hike, first one sole came off the boat, then the other sole came off. I was not happy to finish the hike like a JP Patches type hobo. And I will plan on keeping my eyes on cobblers in the future.
1 comment:
Great. Beautiful.
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