Sleeping in rustic cabañas in the woodsRoadside paintingsCycling into Guelatao, birthplace of Benito JuarezMemorial to Benito Juarez, Mexico's favorite presidentInside the museum to Benito JuarezA GuadalupeThe church in IxtlanIxtlanEggs never tasted so goodThe highpointLots of curves on the roadAnd it CAN be steep!Spanish moss hangs from the trees beside the riverMore curves in the roadA pretty wild mountain flowerZooming down our epic long downhillTall trees in the forestLooking backFresh squeezed pineapple juice!The flats give way to hills againThe reservoir created by the Miguel Aleman damAn eatery in lush surroundingsA goose eyeing up my bikeSan Pedro IxcatlanThe church in IxcatlanA puppy makes friends with a horseIxcatlan is within the dam reservoirIxcatlanLiving in a tropical climateThe hills suddenly give way to mountains that demand respectSugar cane juiceLeaving the cane juice behindA mountain townHuautlaWindy downhill road coming upHere we come!TeotitlanThe church yard in TeotitlanLunch is welcome after much climbingSome cactus before a view of distant (but not that distant) mountainsA crazy cactusLooking back down, the upright cactus catch the sunlightMore cactusDon't sit on this one!An agaveA shrine sits characteristically near the top of the climbA monument to Benito Juarez as we enter back into Oaxaca city
