Durango, Durango, Mexico

Our very comfortable bus for the
trip from Mazatlan to Durango

The new highway 40 was completed two years ago.

There are 115 bridges and 63 tunnels. It took five years

to complete and it cut 5 hours(by car) off of the trip

between the two cities.

It was a beautiful trip through the Sierra Madres.

This bridge is 4,101' long 1321' high (river to bridge deck) - the highest in the world.

There are 115 bridges and 63 tunnels.

View from our room

Avenida Constitucion

Constitucion is a seven block long pedestrian

only street in the heart of the city.

It is lined with sculptures and stars (like Hollywood)

of actors who have been in movies filmed in the Durango area.

Durango is a colonial town with a huge mining history

and is filled with colonial buildings.

Even McDonald's is in an old palace.

This is Wallenders Deli - very trendy!

There are many beautiful old churches.

This is the Cathedral on the Central Plaza.

Beautiful murals fill the walls in all the old

government buildings and museums.

We went on a mine tour.

We rode the gandola up to the top of a hill for a view.

Spotted around the city:

Grandpa and his four grandsons

We are now back in Mazatlan getting ready

to head to Baja as soon as there

is a good weather window.

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