Mineral del Chico

Mineral del Chico was absoltely lovely. Settled in the mountains of Hidalgo, the town is very picturesque. The people were nice and friendly. I ate the best quesadilla ever. The hotel we stayed at was ran by a very nice couple who had a cute 2 year old boy. Olivia and him ended up playing together for a while. They were cute. Nescafe is very popular. They just call it cafe or coffee. It was cold here, even colder at night. Sometimes, especially in the evening, the fog rolled in over the evergreens envolping the buildings. I bought a nice embroidery piece from the lady who ran the hotel. If we had more time, we would have ventured to another nearby town but had to get back to the city. This area was really nice and I would love to go back and rent a cabin.

We took a camibus from Pachuca to here. It was $24 pesos total and Olivia was free. We were dropped off by the square which had a nice church. We decided to walk around and look for a hotel and then explore more. Along the way, I found a four leaf clover! Yay, I love finding them. Always a good sign.

In search of a hotel, we got to see this magnificent view of the church in the square.

This was the hotel we stayed at: Parador del Bosque

Walking back towards the square.

Sheep



We ate and then went on a excursion. There is a river nearby so we decided to check that out.

Justin and Olivia

When we reached the river, there was this sign. Justin wanted me to take a photo of it. The area was an ejido, which is a communal property. It's an important land tenure system in Mexico.

Olivia and I

Venturing down the road.

Waterfall

Some flowers

Another small waterfall

Justin and Olivia

At the end of the road, bottom of the mountain, there was a playground and restaurant. Olivia had to play so we chilled for a while.

Olivia played with a new amigo.

There was a mine nearby.

For a few pesos, we got a guided tour. Olivia had a blast.

It was starting to get dark so we headed back to our hotel. We had to walk back up the mounatin road. That was fun, let me tell ya. We survived though.

This is the emroidered piece I bought.

The next day we had to leave. We walked back to the square to grab a camibus back to Pachuca.

Another horsey photo

The main square

Overall, a very lovely and peaceful place. I don't know if we'll able to go back. If we do, we are definitely getting a cabin and checking out the surrounding area.

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