CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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360 km from Nazas to Nazas, about 5 h 24 of riding. On the way it passes Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo, Temple of the town of San José de Avino and back through Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,100 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
Nazas is a small town on the river of the same name in the north of the state of Durango, where the Sierra Madre Occidental gives way to the high, dry basins of the Mexican interior. It sits on the route of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the old royal road that ran north from Mexico City to Santa Fe, carrying silver, mercury, goods and settlers for nearly three centuries. A group of its historic buildings, around the main square and church, was included in the UNESCO listing of the Camino Real in 2010.
Read the complete Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza write-up.
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Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza is where the day begins. Next is Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo.
Cuencamé is a small town in the semi-desert of eastern Durango, on the old Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, and it is known throughout northern Mexico for its devotion to the Cristo de Mapimí, a crucifix that is venerated in a sanctuary in the town. The image, according to tradition, was brought here in the colonial period after miracles attributed to it, and each year pilgrims arrive from across the region to pray and give thanks. The town's temples, including the parish church and the sanctuary, are part of the UNESCO listing of the Camino Real. They are simple, solid buildings, with thick walls designed to resist the heat, and their interiors are filled with offerings, candles and the quiet murmur of prayer.
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Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo comes up 88 km in. Next is Temple of the town of San José de Avino.
Silver built this road, and the old church at San Jose de Avino is one of the buildings that mark it. The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was the great highway of colonial Mexico, running more than two thousand kilometres from Mexico City north to Santa Fe in New Mexico, used by mule trains carrying silver south and supplies north for nearly three centuries. A section of it, with a number of towns and monuments along the way, was listed as a World Heritage site in 2010. Avino was a mining settlement in the hills of Durango, one of the earliest silver camps of the north, and the temple stands in the village as a reminder of the money and faith that came with the mine.
Read the complete Temple of the town of San José de Avino write-up.
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175 km in you reach Temple of the town of San José de Avino. Next is back through Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo write-up.
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back through Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo, late in the day. Next is Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza. That is the ride.
Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza → Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo is 78 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo → Temple of the town of San José de Avino is 97 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Temple of the town of San José de Avino → back through Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo is 97 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo → Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza is 78 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.