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Turnoff from Main road to Creel in Bocoyna (1st speed-bump coming from Creel, 2nd if coming from La Junta)

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Railroad crossing, take a LEFT about 100 feet beyond tracks

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Keep right, do not go straight and re-cross tracks. From here to Sisoguichi, stay on the main dirt road. You'd have to work hard to get lost.

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Welcome sign to Sisoguichi. A Jesuit Mission founded in 1676, the town still has large religious structures, a seminary, and a hospital.

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Palacio Municipal (County office building). To go to Carichi, take a hard left in front of the building and reset your odometer. To go the the Jesuit center and church continue straight.

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Large Jesuit complex, when we first passed this in 1974 we were unaware of its existence and the size combined with location blew us away!

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Reset your odometer in front of the Palacio Municipo, take the hard left and start towards Carichi.

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Take first main right. Shortly thereafter there start following a stream (arroyo) on your right.

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Small open-air shrine on the right followed by a bridge across the arroyo.

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Enter a large open valley with a lot of ranchitos.

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Pueblo of Sajahuachi (place of flowers). The pueblo offers a school, church, small store and medical clinic.

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Pass small ranchito.

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Intersection, continue straight on the main road. Left goes to Cerro Pelon and San Juanito.

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Small intersection, continue straight on the main road. Left goes to Basoneachi, Molinares, and El Consuelo.

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Small intersection, continue straight on main road. Left goes to Anchosa ?osoand Magullachi (road sign not totally readable).

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Small intersection, continue straight on main road. Right goes to Pasigochi

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Shrine to Santa Niño de Atocha on the left, lost STOP sign in the middle of nowhere.

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Major intersection, go straight, hard Right goes to Bacebureachi.

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Concrete stream ford, about 50 feet wide.

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Major intersection, continue straight, hard right goes to Las Juntas.

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Plaza Carichi, entry to Carichi is on Ave. Constitution. Turn right at the plaza, go two blocks to the Church then left onto Independencia which takes you onto the pavement. If you have time, visit the church and boarding school. Be nice and even make a donation to the school. This town has hotels, a gas station, restaurants, and various stores.

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Statue to Padre Jose Maria de Yermo y Parras, the beloved Jesuit who founded Carichi. From here on out, follow the pavement north past and through various small pueblos and Mennonite towns.

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Intersection with Route 16, turn right to Cd. Cuauhtemoc.