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Some of the hilly terrain between Papantla and El Tajín.
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Voleadores stepping to the music of the flautist, preparing to ascend the great pole.
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Voleadores getting ready to fly.
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Dude who grilled corn on his bike.
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Model of the ruins.
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Voleadores leaving the circle after performing.
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Voleadores landing.
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Voleadores, near landing, crowd watching.
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Voleador, near landing.
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The great voleadores of Papantla/El Tajín, descending, unwinding, to the music of the top guy.
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At El Tajín, human sacrifice was common, and a privilage and honor. The winner of a ball game they played got to be sacrificed as the reward.
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Pyramids of El Tajín--awesome.
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Pyramid ruin at El Tajín. Equilibrium is a virtue of the founders of this place.
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Pyramid at El Tajín.
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Butterfly at El Tajín.
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Statue at entrance to cool town of Papantla, where I am now.
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Vista from hill, Poza Rica to Papantla.
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Statue near Poza Rica.
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Gator swimming near dock.
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Alligator hanging out on a dock on Laguna del Carpintero, Tampico. These guys come closer to people than those in Texas.
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Monument to this obviously very important Mexican historical figure--he comes up many places. ¨Respect of the right of what is not yours is peace.¨ This is on Laguna del Carpintero in Tampico.
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Mural in tumultuous downtown Cd Madero.
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Neat looking church in Cd Madero.
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Me and José Luís, cool dude I hung out with in Tampico.
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This town name reminded me of my friend Amalie Malachee from back home. This is a shot-out to you, girl--keep biking!
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Dama, Mariana, and the waitress, the girls of Cockteleria "El Guero", Tres Marias, as they bid me farewell.
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Milo, a dog I befriended and played soccer with in Tres Marias near Tampico. Wanted to take him along, but he would not be able to run 100km per day.
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Nice lady whose husband, a ¨blue angel¨ (helps people on the highway), stopped me on the highway before Playa Miramar in Cd Madero (next to Tampico). He gave me his info if I needed anything. They put me up that night and fed me. I was still getting over a stomach condition. Now I am eating vegan to protect my stomach.
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Sunrise in Ejido Gonzalez.
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Grackles are officially awesome--one of my favorite birds. Did not see them until Austin, but they have been everywhere since. This flock in Ejido Gonzalez the morning after I slept there--they flock, but each individual flies in a slightly different direction, independently. And their repertoir of noises is fascinating.
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Some of the boys I met in Ejido Gonzalez, a suburb of Gonzalez between Mante and Tampico. They were curious, fun, and very helpful.
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Cerro de Bernal, an impressive hill between Mante and Tampico named after a historical figure.
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Tropical flowers and foliage at the Hotel in Gómez Farías, the main jump-off village into El Cielo.
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El Cielo group just before we broke up: Pat to Mex. City, Memo, Flash and Colacho to Victoria, and Andy, Shelagh, and I to El Nacimiento and Ciudad Mante.
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One of Flash´s perfect tortillas.
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The vista as the cloud moved away.
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Pat watches as dog follows car up into the cloud in El Cielo.
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El Elefante rock in El Cielo. The highest into the hills we climbed.
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Pretty goose in a village in El Cielo.
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La campana, or ¨the bell¨ rock formation in El Cielo.
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Trail in El Cielo.
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Forest in El Cielo.
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Pretty bird in El Cielo.
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Ajol, an antecessor to the turkey.
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Cute puppy in a village in El Cielo.
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Our group as we climbed on foot (we left our bikes in a base town) into El Cielo.
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Abandoned at birth, this ¨el tejón¨ was raised by people and is a cool relative of the raccoon, I think.
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Climbing into El Cielo, Shelagh, and a scenic view.
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Memo on a fun descent, and a shapely hill off to the left.
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What I wrote on the yellow globe at the tropic of cancer--Stop Global Warming. Chainbreak, the Canadian group, made their mark as well.
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A shot of a Mexican ribbon of highway on the way to El Cielo as we started to climb through the hills, and cross the Tropic of Cancer.
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Flash as he passed the 100 km to El Cielo sign.
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The last of Chainbreak (Cycling Hard Against Imperialist Neo-Conservatives Because Radical Eco-Feminist Anarchy Kicks Ass)--they started out as five, and after this ride to El Cielo, Pat would leave to Mexico City, and in Tampico, Shelagh would leave her bike for buses.
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Our group to El Cielo from Victoria: Flash, Memo, me, Shelagh, Pat, and Andy.
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Artist in action in Victoria.