10–18 January 2010

  • We admire the mural at the El Fuerte City Hall.
  • The City Hall courtyard.
  • A palm and its shadow merge.
  • Utility and whimsy go well together.
  • Not sure of this building's function.
  • Church in El Fuerte.
  • A little of the church's history.
  • The entrance of our hotel in El Fuerte.
  • The ceiling of the hotel's restaurant.
  • The geometrical accommodates the natural.
  • While we wait for the ferrocarril, Ernesto conducts a geography class.
  • The Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico.
  • Also known as El Chepe, it will haul us up 7,200 feet in under six hours.
  • Lee is still happy to have her luggage.
  • Henry checks his Exploritas nametag.
  • Virgil collecting email addresses.