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Road Log
Temoris to Chinipas
The dirt road from Temoris to
Chinipas is well traveled but descends steeply and may be heavily rutted,
especially after heavy rains. The Rio Chinipas has no high-water crossings
although Motorcycles may be walked across a suspension foot bridge above
town. We made the trip in two and a half hours on ATVs moving at a moderate
pace. A truck or SUV would take about an hour longer. Chinipas is a moderate
size pueblo alongside a river of the same name. It was once the center of
the Jesuit mission movement in the region. In the past it had a water
powered flour mill and mills for ore from the mines at Palmarejo. Two steam
locomotives decorate the towns plazas. These locomotives were made in
England, disassembled shipped across the ocean, and eventually made their
way to Chinipas on the backs of mules with no one piece weighing more than
100 kilograms (220 pounds). Chinipas has two very basic hotels, several
restaurants, and gasoline available from 55 gallon drums in a store in front
of the Hotel Cetenario.
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MILE |
DESCRIPTION |
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0.0 |
Main Plaza in Temoris |
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2.3 |
Turn Left, right goes to
Guazapares |
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6.5 |
Small, scattered Pueblo of
Los Llanos, school on right |
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17.8 |
Palmarejo, the mines here were the
destination of the railroad that started in Chinipas. In October 2003
further mining exploration was being done by and Australian. |
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32.3 |
Plaza in Chinipas. |
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