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MILE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
0.0 |
Plaza in El Fuerte, take the main
road out of town the one that goes through the fancy castle-like arch
welcoming visitors to town. At the highway intersection turn left
towards Choix. |
|
31.0 |
Gas station before entering Choix,
this is your last sure chance for gasoline on the trip. |
|
31.6 |
Go left at main intersection, you
will almost immediately take a right |
|
31.7 |
Turn Right on a bypass around
town. If you want to go into town, Choix has a decent hotel, the Real
de Minas, a bank with an ATM machine, and all types of stores and
services. Unfortunately, we encountered no good restaurants |
|
34.3 |
Turn right off pavement onto a
dirt road, a sign at the intersection points to Los Mesquitones
however a sign for Tubares could well be added in the future. |
|
38.7 |
Angle left on the less traveled
road. The larger road going straight is the new road built to Tubares
by the huge gold-mining operation at Sauzal. |
|
40.0 |
Cross bridge over the arroyo in
the pueblo of Tasajares. |
|
40.4 |
Turn left at a main intersection |
|
45.5 |
Pass through pueblo of El
Nacimiento |
|
47.7 |
Continue straight, the left goes
to Mesquite |
|
48.0 |
Keep to right, a hard left takes
you back to Mesquite |
|
54.0 |
Ferry departure point at high
water be prepared to pay 50-100 pesos per vehicle. After crossing the
ferry follow the road up the Arroyo de Reforma, WARNING: This
road is subject to major flooding during heavy storms. |
|
60.6 |
Abandoned mining operations on
both sides of road |
|
61.2 |
Abandoned milling operations for
mine. According to Rosenda Muñoz, who plants crops on the property,
the mine produced mostly lead and zinc with some copper, silver and
gold byproducts. He said it closed about 1980. Many signs of the
operation remain including living quarters still used by local people. |
|
61.3 |
Major "T" intersection. Turn Left
to continue into the Sierra to Cerocahui. Right goes into Reforma, to
Encinitos (about 1.5 miles), and onto Lluvia de Oro and then to
Sierrita where the road dead ends. Round trip to Sierrita is 20.8
miles from the "T" intersection. Snacks and some food are available at
the Encinitos store which usually has gasoline at high prices.
WARNING: the road beyond Encinitos leads to the abandoned gold mining
town of Lluvia de Oro (Rain of Gold). This road has many dangers, the
least of them the road itself. We strongly urge that you do not
not to go to Lluvia de Oro nor to La Sierrita without 4WD and a
Spanish-speaking guide who knows the people and customs of the area.
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Note:
Go to the
Reforma to Cerocahui log to continue. |
