Copper Canyon Day Three

Pictured below is the hotel where I stayed: Casa de los Tresoros. It took three different hotels to house the group. I was lucky, because I thought mine was the best. It was originally a nunnery as you can tell by the cell like rooms with strange doors and locks. I neglected to take a picture of the locks.

This is a desk with a window opening above. Only one side is open. Below is the door out to the courtyard. It seemed very tropical here in Alamos even though I know we gained in elevation.

There was no heat in the room. If you got cold, there were logs and a bottle of kerosene to light a fire.

We had a local tour guide; Carlos had the morning off. The guide did an excellent job showing us around town. Most of the houses have been bought by snow birds and restored. Some are used for commercial purposes and others just maintained as family homes.We visited a local library and the town hall. Above is a view of the church from the street where my hotel was, and below is a view from directly in front.

The woman on the far right is doing a pottery demonstration, but most of the audience is enthralled with her young daughter. All of the little kids were so cute and animated.

Above is a sandpaper bush. The flowers were outstanding, but the bushes' curly green leaves feel like sandpaper. After lunch we boarded the bus for a long ride through beautiful farming country before climbing to the town of El Fuerte. It was dusk when we arrived, and the hotel greeted us with a traditional margarita, excellent dinner and music on the patio. Later a troupe of Folklorico Dancers performed for us. Perhaps when I get Byron's DVD I can share some of the color of their costumes.