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Month 18

10 December 2014 – 9 January 2015 Countries Mexico (total 16) Distance 1,001.78km (total 22,356.96km) Climb 12,238m (total 204,985m) Longest day 121.56km, Tehuacán to Puebla in Mexico (longest so far:...

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Sunday in Mexico City

Running diagonally through the heart of Mexico City, the Paseo de la Reforma is the kind of arrow-straight, tree-lined, monument-strewn boulevard that travel writers are contractually required to...

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You say paste, I say pasty

‘After the mines closed in the 1990s,’ said Pedro, ‘the town really struggled.’ We nodded, sagely. When a company town loses the company that sustains it, the ending is rarely happy. But in this case,...

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Snaps – January 2015

The first 31 days of the year reduced to a few indifferent snapshots. Previous months can be found by clicking here.     In the Parque de los Fuertes, high above the city of Puebla, the city turned on...

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The fat of the land – Touring the Sierra Gorda

For all that we’ve enjoyed our time in Mexico, the cycling here has sometimes been a little utilitarian. There have been fine rides along the way – the two-day climb from the Guatemala border to San...

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Month 19

10 January – 9 February 2015 Countries Mexico (total 16) Distance 1,390.06km (total 23,747.04km) Climb 14,346m (total 219,331m) Longest day 111.03km, San Luis Potosí to El Huizache in Mexico (longest...

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Barriga llena, corazón contento

In 2013, Mexico jiggled ahead of the USA as the developed world’s fattest country, with 70% of the population overweight and a third obese. The UN report pointed the finger at the usual...

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Two breaks for the border

North of Mexico City lies a string of pretty old cities, settled by the Spanish in the 16th century as they mined the region for silver. Of those we visited, the most personable is Santiago de...

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Snaps – February 2015

Our monthly collection of snaps from the digital cutting-room floor. Previous months can be found at this link.     To our shame, we became a little blasé about Mexican churches after a while, but our...

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Month 20

10 February – 9 March 2015 Countries Mexico & USA (total 17) Distance 1,775.23km (total 25,522.27km) Climb 7,640m (total 226,971m) Longest day 138.04km, Navasota to Shepherd in Texas, USA (longest...

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