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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From Ocuituco it runs 271 km to Ocuituco; allow about 4 h 33 of riding. It goes by way of Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio, Central University City Campus of the Univ and back through Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,800 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
Ocuituco claims the first Augustinian convent built in Mexico, begun in the 1530s on the southern slopes of Popocatépetl, and the church of Santiago Apóstol with its cloister belongs to the same World Heritage group of early convents around the volcano as Cuernavaca's cathedral. Its cloister keeps a rare carved stone fountain, and the convent's thick walls and simple lines show the early, almost defensive style of the first missions.
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Temple and Former Convent of Saint James t is where the day begins. Next is Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio.
The Franciscans arrived in Cuernavaca in the 1520s, just a few years after the Spanish conquest, and the fortress like convent they built here, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin, is now the city's cathedral. Its massive church, with walls thick enough for defence and an open chapel for preaching to crowds of indigenous converts, is one of the earliest sixteenth century monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl listed as a World Heritage Site in 1994. Inside, murals uncovered in the twentieth century show the martyrdom of Christian missionaries in Japan in 1597, a striking reminder of how far the Franciscan world reached; one of the martyrs, Felipe de Jesús, was born in Mexico City.
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Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio comes up about 71 km into the recorded legs. Next is Central University City Campus of the Univ.
The main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, known as Ciudad Universitaria, is one of the great architectural achievements of the twentieth century. Built between 1949 and 1952 on a field of lava from the ancient eruption of the Xitle volcano, in the south of Mexico City, it brought together dozens of architects, engineers and artists to create a modern campus that would blend international modernism with Mexican traditions. Its most famous building is the Central Library, a tall block covered entirely in a mosaic by Juan O'Gorman, depicting the history of Mexico from pre-Hispanic times to the modern era. UNESCO listed the campus in 2007.
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about 136 km into the recorded legs you reach Central University City Campus of the Univ. Next is back through Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio.
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back through Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio, late in the day. Next is Temple and Former Convent of Saint James t.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Temple and Former Convent of Saint James t write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Temple and Former Convent of Saint James t. That is the ride.
Temple and Former Convent of Saint James t → Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio is 71 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio → Central University City Campus of the Univ is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Central University City Campus of the Univ → back through Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Temple and Former Convent of the Assomptio → Temple and Former Convent of Saint James t is 72 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.