A Day Trip with our Hotel Owner

The owner of this hotel, asked us if we had ever been to a place called El Manto, close to another Magic Town called Amatlan. We had planned on taking a bus there but Javier suggested that we go with him in his Toyota Tacoma truck. What a bonus!

So, at 10 a.m., Javier, his son, Francisco and Chris and I set off. Little did we know that we had to go up and over a mountain on an extremely windy road. Not great if you are the type of person to get car sick easily!

We saw and did so much on this trip that I think it’s best if I do several short blogs with photos.

Here is part 1…

Reaching the top of the mountain, we stopped at a great mirador (view point) and a shrine dedicated to Santa Muerto (Saint Death). This saint, not recognized by the Catholic Church, is an "amoral saint" who grants miracles. She is associated with healing, protection, and safe delivery to the afterlife by her devotees and accepts offerings like tequila, cigarettes, or candy.

Santa Muerte almost always appears as a female skeletal figure, clad in a long robe and holding one or more objects, usually a scythe and a globe - a little like the Grim Reaper.Read more