For anyone who has enjoyed some of my stories about hiking in Mexico's Sierra Norte, here are the facts so you could do it yourselves some time. 1.Where to get…
When we organized our Oaxacan hiking trip, we arranged to spend a night living with a Mexican family. At the time, it seemed like a good idea. However, as we…
It turns out our great sleep may have been drug-induced. Quite possibly, the tea we drank before bed was te limon, made by stashing a knot of semi-dried stems that…
When I left off yesterday, we were having a love affair with our cabana in Llano Grande (literally Large Plain). Next test was the hiking itself, and our guide. William…
Getting Over the Jitters At about 9:30am on Sunday, February 14, Valentine's Day, we arrived in the small hill town of Llano Grande. We feared we might have made made…
When my internet search uncovered a 7-day hiking trip that involved walking from Zapateco village to Zapateco vilage in the Sierra Norte in central Oaxaca, I thought: This I…