CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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A 467 km round trip from La Herradura - roughly 13 h 08 in the saddle. The stops in between: Uxa Tequipa, Huacuri Quitenie, Huiricuta: Mucuyahue and back through Huacuri Quitenie. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,250 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. The line favours views over speed.
Every year, Wixárika pilgrims walk or drive hundreds of kilometres from their homeland in the Sierra Madre Occidental to the desert of Wirikuta in San Luis Potosí, where they collect peyote, the sacred cactus they call hikuri, and perform ceremonies to renew the world. Along the way, they stop at sacred places, and Tatei Matinieri, a group of springs in the semi-desert of the Altiplano, is one of the most important. The Wixárika route through these sacred sites was listed by UNESCO in 2025, recognising a living tradition that goes back centuries.
Read the complete Tatei Matiniere write-up.
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Tatei Matiniere is where the day begins. Next is Uxa Tequipa.
In the high desert of northern San Luis Potosí, among creosote bush, yucca and endless sky, lies a landscape that is sacred to the Wixárika, the people outsiders often call the Huichol. Every year, pilgrims walk or travel hundreds of kilometres from their homes in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Jalisco and Nayarit to Wirikuta, the place where, in their cosmology, the sun was born. Along the way they stop at a sequence of sacred sites, springs, rocks and hills, each with its own name, offerings and rituals. Uxa Tequipa is one of these places, and the route as a whole has been proposed for the UNESCO list as Huiricuta, the Wixárika sacred route.
Read the complete Uxa Tequipa write-up.
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Uxa Tequipa comes up 43 km in. Next is Huacuri Quitenie.
Somewhere in the creosote flats north of Charcas, in San Luis Potosí, the land that the Wixárika people call Wirikuta begins to feel different, even to a visitor who knows nothing of its meaning. The horizon widens, the mountains of the Sierra de Catorce rise to the east, and on a clear morning the whole desert seems to hum. Huacuri Quitenie is one of the sacred places along the Wixárika pilgrimage route to Wirikuta, where pilgrims stop to pray and leave offerings on their way to Leunar, the hill they call Cerro Quemado, where the sun was born.
Read the complete Huacuri Quitenie write-up.
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86 km in you reach Huacuri Quitenie. Next is Huiricuta: Mucuyahue.
In the high desert of San Luis Potosí, below the mountains of the Sierra de Catorce, lies Wirikuta, the most sacred landscape of the Wixárika people, better known as the Huichol. Every year, pilgrims walk or drive hundreds of kilometres from their homes in the mountains of Jalisco and Nayarit to this semi-desert, following a route they believe their ancestors travelled at the beginning of time. According to their tradition, the sun was born on the hill called Cerro Quemado above Real de Catorce, and the desert is where they come to collect hikuri, the peyote cactus, which they consider a sacred plant and use in ceremonies. The various sacred sites along the pilgrimage, including this one, are on Mexico's tentative list for World Heritage.
Read the complete Huiricuta: Mucuyahue write-up.
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Huiricuta: Mucuyahue, about halfway. Next is back through Huacuri Quitenie.
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Read the complete Huacuri Quitenie write-up.
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back through Huacuri Quitenie sits at 171 km, about halfway. Next is back through Uxa Tequipa.
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Read the complete Uxa Tequipa write-up.
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back through Uxa Tequipa comes up 214 km in. Next is Tatei Matiniere.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tatei Matiniere write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Tatei Matiniere closes the day.
Tatei Matiniere → Uxa Tequipa is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Uxa Tequipa → Huacuri Quitenie is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Huacuri Quitenie → Huiricuta: Mucuyahue is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Huiricuta: Mucuyahue → back through Huacuri Quitenie is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Huacuri Quitenie → back through Uxa Tequipa is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Uxa Tequipa → Tatei Matiniere is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.