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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194 km from Sombrerete to Sombrerete, about 3 h 18 of riding. The stops in between: Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town, Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Chal and back through Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,400 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
Sombrerete is a silver town in the northwest of Zacatecas, founded in the 1550s when Spanish prospectors found rich veins of ore in the hills. The name comes from a hill nearby shaped like a small hat. In the colonial era, Sombrerete's mines produced enormous wealth, and the town grew into an important stop on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the royal road linking Mexico City with the far north. That wealth built a remarkable collection of churches, convents and mansions, many in the pinkish local stone, and the historic ensemble is part of the UNESCO listing of the Camino Real. The Franciscan convent, the church of Santo Domingo, and the chapel of the Tercera Orden, with its unusual oval plan, are among the highlights. The town has a slightly faded, unhurried atmosphere, far from the tourist crowds of the more famous colonial cities.
Read the complete Historic ensemble of the city of Sombreret write-up.
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Historic ensemble of the city of Sombreret is where the day begins. Next is Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town.
San Martín is a small farming town on the high plateau of western Zacatecas, a dozen or so kilometres from the old mining city of Sombrerete, and at its heart stands a colonial church dedicated to San Pantaleón Mártir. The building, with a sturdy stone facade, a bell tower and a cool, simple interior, is one of the sites listed as part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the colonial road that ran north from Mexico City through the silver country to New Mexico. Churches like this one marked the stopping places along the route, and they served the small communities of farmers, muleteers and miners who lived in this harsh, beautiful landscape.
Read the complete Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town write-up.
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Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town comes up about 20 km into the recorded legs. Next is Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Chal.
Chalchihuites is a small town in the far west of Zacatecas, on the edge of the Sierra Madre Occidental, and it lies on a stretch of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the Royal Road of the Interior Land. Its architectural ensemble, with a parish church and colonial houses around a plaza, is part of the UNESCO listing of the Camino Real. The name comes from the Nahuatl word for jade or greenstone, chalchihuitl, a reference to the turquoise-like stones found in the area, which were prized by the peoples of Mesoamerica.
Read the complete Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Chal write-up.
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about 97 km into the recorded legs you reach Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Chal. Next is back through Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town, late in the day. Next is Historic ensemble of the city of Sombreret.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Historic ensemble of the city of Sombreret write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Historic ensemble of the city of Sombreret. That is the ride.
Historic ensemble of the city of Sombreret → Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town → Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Chal is 77 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Chal → back through Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town is 77 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Temple of San Pantaleón Mártir in the Town → Historic ensemble of the city of Sombreret is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.