Back from Mexico

[Paddy]

Where is all the Tequila & hookers?

[buzz]

Whelp, I'm back again from the mine site in Mexico. Rough trip, stayed in Mazapil again at the bright green hotel, no electricity the first night. On Sunday we left the mine at 1pm so had a half day to kill. Rather than watch Mexican soap operas for the rest of the day we opted to drive to Concha (the other small town where I've stayed before). There isn't much to do in Concha, but there's even less to do in Mazapil. We took the "old road" over the mountain (not paved, no longer used) instead of the new road which goes around the mountain which was pretty cool, saw some ruins and a monastery that is still occupied. Best part of the trip was that instead of the normal old prop plane we normally take this time we had a super fancy jet.

If you're looking for a nice place to stay in Mazapil, look no further! Well you can look around but this is all there is - so you'll end up staying here anyway.






They were doing some belt change-outs on some of the conveyor systems (the tall ones are 20' diameter):



The jet we took this time:



Here is that church, all fixed now:



As compared to before:



And of course, no trip to Mexico would be complete without a special visit from Mr. Nacho:

[mrtr33]

Just so I know what to expect, when you come here next month, are you going to be driving this?

Or arriving in this?

But I really hope you're bringing this.

[buzz]

I'll definitely bring Mr. Nacho with me.

[buzz]

Here is the "old road" from Mazapil to Concha:




Some of the ruins along the way:






Here is that monastery, middle of nowhere but still in use:




Heading down into Concha: