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- 8 Des 2022, 17.46
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Ketinggian: 1.708 mi
MeksikoEstado de OaxacaSan Lorenzo AlbarradasRoaguíaRío Hormiga Colorada16°51’54” N 96°16’36” W
Hierve el Agua
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We slept in for our standard and then went to have breakfast at our hostel that had already an amazing dinner. It was good but nothing all too special and a little small. Afterwards we had a walk through town to some viewpoints but it was too foggy so we couldn't verify that you could actually see the pacific ocean from there 🧐 But with some imagination you could see it at the horizon!
Full of energy, we made our way back down the mountain further North to Oaxaca and the Monte Alban ruins. An important pre-colonial structure overlooking the city of Oaxaca and it's also depicted on the 20 pesos notes. It's a huge area and surprisingly calm, so we spent hours there walking through the ruins, reading the signs and just enjoying being in the middle of such a structure. It had been perfect weather with 25 degrees and cloud covered. The whole area had an impressive aura of greatness and importance that makes you loose yourself there. Interestingly enough it is still unclear why it was left at around 800 A.D., so before the arrival of Hernán Cortez. The ruins were in a pretty good shape and the descriptions were immersive so you could really imagine the daily life there. They had a small museum with artifacts found in the area, especially the tableware is a lot rougher here compared to ones found in Tzintzuntzán.
After a quick stop in the city of Oaxaca we continued to drive two more hours further to the east. There is a place called Hierve el agua which is a hot spring running down a gentle hill and building natural pools hereby. This is similar to ones we visited two years ago in Pamukkale, Turkey. When we arrived we had still half an hour left before sunset so we walked down to the pools and enjoyed the colours reflecting in the little puddles. Another highlight is the petrified waterfall but it got already too dark to walk down. So we walked back to the main area with little food, drink and souvenir stalls and got us two beers and a lemonade. Equipped like this we were ready to make dinner (one of the few times since we're in Mexico - I just have to try something new all the time!!). At least we added Mexican food to our menu: Tostadas with frijoles ☺️❤️
We were almost alone at the campground, which was the parking area next to a viewpoint. Just a sweet stray dog had joined us to see what's for dinner and made himself comfortable next to Ruedi.Baca selengkapnya