Chapter 39: Ruins in the Sky

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And off went the Three Musketeers. There leader "El Calvo" (The Baldy) lead the way with the planning and coordinating. "El Pelito" (The Hairy) was the first to show up, and "El Asiatico" (The Asian) was the last to arrive. At the crack of dawn they set astride there mighty steed (a 3rd class bus) and headed off the the mountain town of San Juaquin. The journey took 3 hours, and just as the sun crested over the nearby mountains, and the clouds cleared they arrived. They found themselves in a small town, with paved roads, surrounded by the noises of people awaking on a lazy Sunday. They first found feed at the local market, and parted with some of their hard earned franks (30 pesos), for a full meal. Once satified, they located a local guide (taxi driver) to take them to the first of their two destinations. A short trek later they found themselves at their destination. Las Ranas. El Calvo arranged for the guide to return after 1 hour, and they took to exploring.

Los Ranas were once a outpost for the Otomi tribe (in the 8th or 9th century). And as a result, they are located in a place with a great view of all the surrounding area. The musketeers went where few estraneros had gone before... and some places they were not suppose to go. But the ruins were a site to behold. El Calvo even found himself the center of attention to a group of locals, who he regailed with stories and jokes.


Next our guide took the intrepid explorers to Las Grutas. They entered the caves in expecting to face terrible beasts, but were relieved to find out that the most dangerous creature they would encounter was a group of tourists. They were lead through the caves and shown many unique rock formations, that the guide was convinced looked like animals. Once it was done, they made there way back to the sunlight. After sharing a short meal of trail rations (chips) the three tracked down another steed (flagged down another bus), and made there way back home. The day had been long and they were tired. But they were reconciled by the fact that due to there trip the world was a safer place... at least in their own minds.

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