El Barranco del Oro

Heading down from the Saint Death shrine, we passed through a few small towns. The people living there are pretty isolated.

We stopped to walk around the central park in a quiet village called Barranca del Oro. This small village is nestled among the mountains. The scenery around the town was lovely - hills covered in vegetation, colourful houses and a beautifully kept little church.

We had a nice chat with a woman vendor who said that there aren’t any young people there. There aren’t any jobs for them and the kids go to Puerto Vallarta or Punta Mita to work. At one time though this town had been a thriving gold and silver mining town.

Javier bought a couple of Mexican flag candies for us made from coconut.

At the edge of town, we stopped to get a drink of a traditional drink made from corn called Tejuino.

Tejuino is a cold, sugary fermented drink made from corn dough, the same kind used for tortillas and tamales. The dough is mixed with water and piloncillo (brown sugar) and boiled until the liquid is very thick.

When you buy it, they add ice, lime, a bit of salt and a bit of a hot salsa if you want, before mixing it up. Very thirst quenching and delicious!

And on we went.Leggi altro