Today we spend a good part of the day climbing from the Pacific coast towards Oaxaca, the capital of the Mexican state of the same name. The state of Oaxaca is located at the convergence of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain ranges. It has a rugged and mountainous terrain with a large temperate central valley. The average altitude is 5,085 feet above sea level. It is the historic home of the Zapotec and Mixtec peoples, and contains more speakers of indigenous languages than any other Mexican state.
Climbing the hill behind a Mexican bus. We are following the Brewers' Country Coach. The yellow unit on the dashboard is our old GPS receiver.
Most of Oaxaca is semi-arid.
We got our first taste of real mountain driving in this caravan. There would be much worse to come on the descent from the plateau to the Gulf of Mexico later.
Finally reached the high plateau.
This is our rig photographed from the rear by Anne Lane. Notice our black hitch mounted 4 Kilowatt generator module. It was totally essential in this caravan. The light green area on the right are mezcal plants similar to the ones at the right of this picture. We stopped at a roadside comedor and a Mezcal Factory for lunch. We were lucky to get a tour of the factory from the owner. Mezcal is the generic name for the Tequila liqueur. Tequila is the region of Mexico where the drink originated.
This is the business card for the Mezcal factory (Expendio de Mezcal).
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