The game plan was to make it to the wonderful hyper-colonial city of Santiago de Queretaro in Mexico.
But before this, maybe stay a night in the town of San Sebastian Bernal, and climb one of the 13 wonders of Mexico, the Peña de Bernal or the Rock of Bernal.
Originally the Peña de Bernal was a volcano that overflowed with lava and eventually solidified. But then over 8 million years, various weather factors eroded the rock into the enormous protrusion from the Earth that it is today.
After a 4-hour bus ride from Mexico City, I immediately hopped into a cafeteria to grab some lunch, some Cafe de Olla (sweet cinnamon coffee cooked in a pot), stocked up on water, and began the journey to the top.
Luckily, it’s extremely straightforward, and along the way you pass through various tourist shops, and stalls selling all types of Mexican delicacies.
From the start to finish, you probably only need about 2 or 3 hours, and on a hot sunny day, lots of water and sunscreen. But otherwise, bring your strong quadricep muscles, and start climbing.
Back Down and Off To The City of Queretaro, Mexico
While the plan was to stay in San Sebastian Bernal for a night, my friend changed our minds at the last moment. Instead, we climbed our way back down and jumped on a bus to our next destination of Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico.
Nonetheless, like many things in Mexico, this was one of those adventures you have to do, because Mexico has such an abundance of wonderful places to visit, see, hear, smell, etc. Crossed one off for the memory, A+
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Cheers,
Leonidas
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