We thought that after Semana Santa, (Easter), would be a good time so we packed up some extra blankets and left for a few days.
This was our route.
We headed north Wednesday morning, on the south side of Hermosillo we got onto Highway 20 and were on our way to our first "sightseeing" stop on the Ruta de la Sierra, which was Mazatán , Sonora.
Other than one short detour around the workers installing some huge pipes the road was fine. The pipes continued pretty much all the way to the town, sometimes above ground and sometimes underground. It diverted here and there; but pretty much followed the road. I assume that it is a new water pipe for Hermosillo from the dam; but I might be wrong. Mazatan apparently means place of the deer in the Opata language. We wandered around, checking out the plaza and church.We decided to have an early lunch so looked at the menus at a couple of places and picked the place that was serving Carne con chili. This is not what people from north of the border think of as Chili con Carne. It is basically just beef cooked with some really tasty concoction of chilies, it is not spicy hot; but it is very good. We ordered from the menu painted on the wall and the older man who seemed to be the only one around bustled into the kitchen and began preparing our food. We wandered outside and sat in some chairs under the awning and waited until lunch was served. We were pleasantly surprised with his servings. Homemade french fries,(which were not greasy), beans, tortillas,shredded cabbage and tomato and of course the meat. Very good food in a humble establishment.
After paying our bill we headed off towards Bacanora.
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8 comments:
Bon voyage. Heading to higher and cooler ground in Mexico is always a great thing to do, I think.
Sounds like a cool trip. As a Texan would tell you, what you ate is what chili con carne should be -- just chilis and beef. Beans are for other dishes.
Thanks Steve, I actually had wondered about that. We ate the same dish in Ures when we visited there a year or two ago and enjoyed it. For some reason it is not cooked here.
Thanks Felipe; but actually we are back now. It was very chilly in the morning higher up, glad we took our coats with us.
Lordy, an effete Oregonian weighing in on the great Texas chili debate! Beans or no? That is the question. It has yet to be settled. It is not settled science. I prefer beans to be included. Others have a different opinion on the matter.
Good point Felipe; but while you guys debate the matter I will just enjoy eating it. :)
I'm assuming points A and J are the same on the map? I envy you this trip. I loved driving around Mexico and seeing its' great variety. And you have discovered one of my favorite joys....eating at out of the way Mom and Pop establishments.
Yes, Isla Gringo, A and J are home.
We almost never go to places that have anything but mom and pop type places. We avoid big cities other than to either bypass them or get through them as fast as possible. We travel like this whether it is in Mexico, USA or Canada. More people interaction at the kind of places we go to, which makes the trip more interesting to us.
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