(^48) Teapa – Tapilula - 80km
From Teapa, the way north led over the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. This
mountain range runs from Chiapas in Mexico across western
Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Thus, it wasn’t the first time
we crossed it. The way was exceptionally scenic, past waterfalls,
across rivers, under moss-covered cliffs and past mountain
settlements far below in the valleys.
Hearing people referring to this stretch as the “old mountain
highway”, I should’ve known we were in for a big climb. Cycling was
at a snail’s pace – higher and higher, and it was past 17h00 before we
crawled into the hamlet of Tapilula.
leana
(Leana)
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