Tag 435 - San Luis Potosi, Mexico (March 21, 2021)

It has been quite some time since we last heard from us. The past three weeks have been extremely eventful.

After leaving San Cristobal at the end of February, we traveled here to San Luis Potosi to visit our friends Oskar and Claudia. Claudia grew up in San Luis Potosi and was the perfect guide for us here.

We spent the first two weeks in an apartment in the city with over 800 thousand inhabitants. Claudia showed us the old town, delicious Mexican food, and some places outside the city. We took a trip to a nearby eco park where we climbed, shot arrows, and hiked in nature.

Then we decided to go on a 1-week road trip through the entire state.

First, we went deep into the desert of central Mexico. Here we spent a night in a remote village. The landscape was fascinating for us Europeans. Despite the hostile dryness, dust, and millions of cacti, people actually live here in a very simple way. We spent the night in an adobe hut and enjoyed the campfire and the starry sky until early morning.

After this unique experience, we headed to the La Huasteca region. In the greener mountain region, we enjoyed numerous baths in waterfalls and the lush green of the jungle. In the mountain village of Xilitla, we explored the castle of Edward James, a Scottish artist who had fulfilled a lifelong dream in the middle of the jungle. The buildings and sculptures were spectacular and reminded us a lot of the stories from the Jungle Book.

We also met Patricio here, with whom we had booked our accommodation.

He lent us his off-road buggy for a day and took us to hidden caves and places in the middle of the jungle.

He also told us about a friend, a farmer who owns a large piece of land that has been in the family for generations. He said that the family had discovered stones with inscriptions many years ago, which are probably several thousand years old. So far, neither tourists nor the government have shown any interest in them, and only a few people besides the family know about them.

The story sparked our spirit of discovery, and we decided to visit the farm the next day.

When we arrived, we could not believe what we discovered.

The farmer showed us some rock formations on which inscriptions were actually engraved.

With great enthusiasm, we used brushes and water to free more stones from moss and grass. For two hours, we discovered at least 20 additional rocks with clearly recognizable drawings in the middle of a cow pasture.

We decided to document the whole thing on video and interviewed Patricio and the farmer about everything they knew about the rocks and the history of the region.

They assured us once again that no one had shown any interest in it so far because there is no money to be made from such things, and it would be a huge effort to investigate the entire impassable terrain. Besides, we were the first people who were even willing to take a look at it.

To us, this story still sounds pretty crazy.

We still don't know how to handle all the pictures, videos, and information in order to protect this place and the farmer's land. Together with Claudia, we will try to contact the relevant organizations and authorities to at least draw attention to this discovery.

As you can see, the past few weeks have been very eventful.

We will now continue along Mexico's west coast, as we will spend a few sunny weeks in the town of Sayulita!

See you soon!

Michael & Bianca