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| Bed and Breakfast | Very clean, cozy room in the center. | AirBnB | Jalpan de Serra | $263.34 | Paid $131.67 2023/01/29. Balance due Jan 14. Free cancellation before Jan. 22. Host: Guadalupe Check-in: Flexible No laundry facilities Luggage drop beautiful terrace. a lot of steps. common kitchen. location is in the middle of the town: there is a chruchbell playing songs for three minutes straight, starting at 7 or 8 am. | ||
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| General Info | Jalpan de Serra | $0.00 | |||||
| General Info | Melchor Ocampo School | Melchor Ocampo School | $0.00 | Another building that faces the main square is the former Melchor Ocampo School, which was the first in the municipality. Today, it is the home of the municipal cultural center, which hosts exhibitions, and a number of government offices. The municipal post office is located on a side of the mission church, on a building that was part of the mission complex. During the Reform War, this building held General Mariano Escobedo prisoner. | |||
| General Info | Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra Gorda | $0.00 | If you want the full experience to see the most important sites in Sierra Gorda, consider spending at least 2-3 full days.There are so many interesting sites to explore. These include the secluded waterfalls of El Chuveje and Puente de Dios, the breathtaking lookout of Cuatro Palos, and the five Franciscan Missions. | ||||
| General Info | The mission churches | $0.00 | |||||
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| Sight See | Jalpan info | Jalpan is a magical town of Querétaro state | $0.00 | 0 | Jalpan. In the heart of the Sierra Gorda is this magical town,declared in 2010 for the great biodiversity it houses and the baroqueart that distinguishes it. You won’t be able to stop contemplating thenatural beauty that welcomes the visitor from the road, with themountain views that crosses the mist and take you to the center oftown where the Mission of Santiago de Jalpan, distinguished by itsfloral decorations in yellow tone that highlight the religiousornaments that dress it. In 2003, UNESCO declared the FranciscanMissions located in Jalpan, Tancoyol, Tilaco, Landa de Matamoros andConca as Cultural Patrimony of Humanity. Visit the archaeological zoneof Tancama, a prehispanic settlement of the Huasteca culture. Finally,be dazzled by nature in a boat trip in the Jalpan Dam, whileappreciating the natural wealth of the region. | |||||
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| Our first day in a new place is usually spent doing some errands and recon. We had an easy recon day figuring out how we’ll get to Tequisquiapan next Tuesday - take the bus toward Mexico City, which has a stop in Tequis, or if that plan fails, we will grab a cab which should cost less than $200CAD. \n\n We also did some exploring of the town but we didn’t do our main errand of grocery shopping. The kitchen and rooftop here are undergoing renovations which we’re supposed to be finished by this morning, but… aren’t. Those are two of the criteria for me booking this place so it’s a little distressing that they’re not available. Our room is small and spartan, which is fine, if we can enjoy the kitchen and rooftop, which, so far we can’t. \n\n One of the highlights of visiting Jalpan is to see the two Franciscan missions in the area. There is one right in Jalpan, Mision Santiago Apostol. Sadly, it is under construction and we can only see the outside (through scaffolding) and not the interior (except for the side courtyard). \n\n In other towns that we’ve visited we’ve found lots of interesting and vibrant street art. So far what we’ve found here is focused on very sad and tragic topics. Maybe we’ll find happier art while we’re here? Or maybe we won’t. Time, and further exploration will tell. Today I broke down and bought a Mexican SIM because it seems that my KeepGo SIMs (physical and eSIM) simply do not work here. We paid for a one-month plan which should get me through to the end of the trip. I have a phone number with a Jalpan de Serra area code now.
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