El fin de semana

¡Buenos días a todos!

I am nearing the end of the first weekend in Mexico. The past two days have been absolutely amazing.

On Saturday, I went to La Bufa, one of the tallest mountains in the Los Picachos area of Guanajuato. It was extremely tall, but definitely one of my favourite mountains. What was most awesome though, is that I learned how to break an apple in half with my bare hands. Just kidding, although that was definitely a highlight. I'd say that the best part was standing at the top and being the highest person around. We also saw a city of giant red ants, and we saw cactus and giant crows. We went into a cave unknowingly full of gnats too.

After, I got some guacamaya, a sandwich made of bread and some other ingredients (more on guacamaya and other foods will be in a future post). Next, I met up with some of my compañeros and summited a smaller mountain, but it was still extremely exhausting.

Sunday morning, I ate huevos rancheros (also more on that in my next post), and left for Sierra Santa Rosa, a mountainous region of Guanajuato. Since there are no actual hiking trails, we did a DIY trail up a mountain extremely thick and slippery with leaves. The view was absolutely stunning, and the forest was extremely similar to that of New England.

Actually, now that I think about it, Mexico is not that different from America. There is more alike than there is unalike. Right now, as I type this, I hear my host family laughing and telling jokes, just living life in happiness. They have been full of humility and most importantly, they have been my home away from home. I will write more about this in my conclusion.

Hasta luego,
Benjamín

A herd of goats at Sierra Santa Rosa

This and the next few images are the
geographical features of Sierra Santa Rosa.
If you are native to New England,
you will notice how strikingly similar it is.

Nopal, or cactus. These can
be found all over Mexico.
Here, we found it in an
unusually cold environment.

Manzanita-A tree with red bark
native to Mexico.
It can be used for incense.

This image and the following few are some
geographical features from Los Picachos,
the mountain range I hiked on Saturday.

Me on top of La Bufa's sister mountain,
which is daunting at first, but a good climb up.
(This mountain and many others lack a name,
and is considered part of the Los Picachos
region)