CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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A 237 km round trip from Aguascalientes - roughly 4 h 29 in the saddle. On the way it passes Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata, Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for and back through Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,300 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. The line favours views over speed.
Aguascalientes means hot waters, and the city got its name from the thermal springs that the Spanish found here in the sixteenth century, when they founded a settlement on the road from Mexico City to the silver mines of Zacatecas. That road, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, ran north for over two thousand kilometres to Santa Fe in New Mexico, and it is listed by UNESCO, with sites along its route. The historic centre of Aguascalientes is a pleasant mix of colonial churches, eighteenth-century houses and nineteenth-century buildings around the Plaza de la Patria and its cathedral.
Read the complete Historic ensemble of the city of Aguascali write-up.
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Historic ensemble of the city of Aguascali is where the day begins. Next is Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata.
On the high plains where Jalisco meets Aguascalientes, the village of Ciénega de Mata gathers around the remains of what was once one of the largest haciendas in New Spain. In the colonial period, the estate covered an enormous territory, with cattle, sheep and horses grazing over a territory measured in leagues rather than fields, and its owners were among the most powerful families of the region. The surviving buildings, including a chapel and parts of the main house and its walls, are listed as part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the great colonial road that linked Mexico City with the far north. Haciendas like this were the backbone of the colonial economy, supplying food, animals and shelter to the endless traffic of the road.
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Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata comes up about 55 km into the recorded legs. Next is Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for.
On the high plateau of southern Zacatecas, close to the border with San Luis Potosí, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro passed through a dry landscape of grassland, yucca and nopal cactus, linking Mexico City with the silver mines of the north. Haciendas grew up along the way, and the former Hacienda of San Nicolás de Quijas, with its chapel dedicated to San Nicolás Tolentino, is one of the sites inscribed on the UNESCO list in 2010 as part of the royal road. The chapel, with its simple façade, bell gable and adobe walls, stands in a small village surrounded by fields and open range.
Read the complete Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for write-up.
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about 119 km into the recorded legs you reach Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for. Next is back through Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata, late in the day. Next is Historic ensemble of the city of Aguascali.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Historic ensemble of the city of Aguascali write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Historic ensemble of the city of Aguascali. That is the ride.
Historic ensemble of the city of Aguascali → Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata is 55 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata → Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for → back through Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata → Historic ensemble of the city of Aguascali is 55 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.