Friday we had a little demonstration at the office. 6 buses full of people arrived outside the office demanding attention to some paperwork they had submitted for some work associated with a bridge that was being constructed in their community. They were kept outside for about an hour, with negotiations taking place through a window in the gate that surrounds our office. Eventually a couple were let into the conference room and in about 2 hours the whole affair was wrapped up and they were headed back to their town in the Sierra Norte, about 5 hours away. So while we were stuck in the office for the two hours, it could have been worse. Evidently the last time this happened people entered and kinda took over the office.
On Saturday I had to go down and check in on the housing for some new vols that are living down in Northern Oaxaca. So after loading up the CONANP (basically the park service) we headed down to Coixtlahuaca, located on the Oaxaca side of the Tehuacan-Cuicatlán Reserve.
Kinda reminds me of the garbage cans at mini-golf places
The main “tourist” attraction in the small town of Coixtlahuaca is its very old convent. Unfortunately, it is currently undergoing a significant restoration, so most of the inside is closed and the outside is covered with scaffolding.
A couple weeks ago at CAPU (the main Puebla bus station), I saw for the 1st time a double decker ADO (major bus company in Puebla) bus parked at the terminal. Since then I’d been wondering what it’s route was. On my return trip from Coixtlahuaca, during the Tehuacan to Puebla leg, I finally got to ride on the new bus. Kinda cool with the panoramic views from the top.
