and Estado de México I ’ d finally entered Puebla ; it was a fourteenhour ride on a particularly good road with lots of trucks and countless police and army checkpoints ; the drug cartels move stealthily along this route and caution must be exercised . Arriving at my destination , I settled into one of the cabins with an " ecological bathroom " ( no water ) and a large skylight on the roof that allowed me to see the stars and the sunrise from my bed .
The Eyya is a BMW RT1200 three-tone which I ’ d customised with three shades of grey . It is a very comfortable bike due to the different positions in which the windshield can be used , its adjustable suspension , and heated seat . Although I have noticed that , due to its weight , it causes more tyre wear than the BMW 1200 GS .
From Atlixco I headed for Tepoztlán ( 116 km ) south of Mexico City , a town famous for being the
supposed birthplace of Quetzalcoatl , the Aztec god depicted as a feathered serpent . It is a pueblo mágico , a designation given by the Mexican Ministry of Tourism to towns that preserve centuries-old and ancestral traditions , as well as historical events of Mexican life . It is home to the pyramid of Tepozteco . I had the opportunity to walk around its famous market and photograph all kinds of interpretations of the calaca ( skeleton representing death in a rather ‘ cute ’ way ) and the ones I liked the most were the little dolls dressed in bright colours and wide , jawdropping smiles . I was struck by the free haircut stalls for the population in the square , I thought it was a great idea .
In the afternoon I drove the 118 km road to Taxco , to stay at the boutique spa hotel La Cantera , it sits atop the mountain with a spectacular view of the city , famous for its silver jewelry and Spanish colonial architecture . The Plaza Borda is the town ' s largest square and is home to the iconic 18th century church of Santa Prisca , a pink building in an elaborate churrigueresque style .
The morning saw me ride for the city of Oaxaca ( 482 km ); I walked through its picturesque streets recording with my camera the faces of the Mexican , the people . Continuing to the Pacific Ocean I spent two days at the most famous nudist beach in Mexico : Zipolite . Eating fish , enjoying the sunsets lying on a hammock and sleeping on the beach . The road between Oaxaca and Zipolite is a very tricky one , steep mountain curves where landslides are a common occurrence . Lots of jungle , lots of green and incredible villages . The bike behaved as expected , without any problem or inconvenience . I arrived at the Posada Buena Vida where I stayed and enjoyed the beach ; most of the bathers were foreign tourists
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