Huatulco to Tuxtla Gutierrez

We were out by 10am, Luci driving, arid windy road, spindly trees that look 90% dead, even the nopal cacti look dried up. Hanging birds nests in the trees. After a while I took over the driving, the road roughly 10km inland, roughly parallel to the coast. Most rivers were dry.

All bridges have names, so not far from Salina Cruz we came across a bridge with a sign saying "Puente Sin Nombre" ("Bridge Without Name").

At La Ventosa there were many wind turbines, maybe 300 at a guess, with about 15% not working.

Approaching Arriaga at a tope locals were collecting money for a man with cancer, they had a rope across the road so as to be able to force cars to stop and give money.Читать далее