LOTS of climbing - up to 10.000 feet .....and cold enough to make me mad. BUT beautiful none the less. We camped in the woods near the summit, because we couldn't go on climbing any longer....somewhere between Chiltipec and Caotepec. And it rained too!!! Reminding me of my trek in the Himalayas: My mood just going up and down.....being SO happy and next thing I know, I am ready to quit. Give me a little fog, rain mixed with cold and I am OUT OF HERE. But no, not really, that is just part of the mix! Now I am sitting here - just turned off of Highway 55 at the worlds largest living caves (Cacahuamilpa), spending a full day and a half off the bicycle and actually can't wait to get back on it after being AMAZED by natures wonders! Here the Lonely Planet - couldn't say it in better words: The sheer scale of the caves is hard to conceive, with vast chambers up to 82m high leading 1.2 km beneath the mountainside and containing stalactites and stalagmites that will blow your mind. Sadly, though, the current (and this was written in 2008) experience on offer is rather ho-hum- individual access is not allowed to the (perfectly) safe pathway, so, visitors have to indulge the guides who lead each group, stopping off to point out various funny shapes (Santa Clause, gorilla, bunny....) in the rock. Speleologists, or anybody who just wants to enjoy the pure beauty of natures sculptures) prepare to be appalled. Thankfully after the one hour you can wander back to the entrance at your own pace. Pretty darn amazing!!
This place should be as we'll known as the Grand Canyon..... But, after all, we are in Mexico.....
