Just to be clear, the tree wasn’t crying, I was. Day one of our visit to Oaxaca in Central Mexico, about five hours south of Mexico City, we joined a tour with a bi-lingual guide to visit the archeological site of Mitla, a place I had visited over forty years ago.
The step-fret designs are individually cut stones. No mortar is involved.
We took a couple of tours while in Oaxaca. They were cheap, $20 each for the entire day, cold water provided. The guides were very knowledgeable. We stopped for lunch at great local restaurants and the groups were small, maybe eight people. It helps that we were visiting during the slow season. It rained most days, but it never slowed us down.
I kept forgetting to bring my “before” pictures with me.
When I visited Mitla in 1975, it was located off a dirt road in the high dessert. I was in awe as I walked the archeological site. The site hasn’t changed much but boy have the surroundings. It is now situated in the middle of a large community that services the many bus loads of tourists arriving daily. I can’t even imagine it during high season.
On the way to Mitla we stopped at the Tule Tree. I had never heard of it. It is the tree with the largest circumference in the world, 137 feet around!
Located in the Zapotecan village of Santa Maria del Tule, Oax.
For some reason I was overcome with grief looking at this beautiful 2,000 year old tree. She knew the ancients, saw the slaughter of the indigenous people, lived through revolution after revolution, and now stands witness to the insanity of our times. Maybe it was me, but I sensed sadness and wept. I wonder if she knew an earthquake was coming to her land two weeks later that would kill many people?
Feeling emotional.
One more stop to see a petrified waterfall. We didn’t quite beat the rain, but it was worth the trek.
Sulphuric spring pools to the left.
We had a full day with eight more to go. There was so much more to see and do. Stay tuned. DOS TORTAS
the adventures of dos tortas 
Thank you for your heartfelt blogs ❤️
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You are very welcome. Life just grabs me sometimes.
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The tree is beautiful. Life grabs me everyday, so it seems, but I haven’t cried. Maybe I think if I start it will never end. Maybe it’s the close proximity to Washington, DC and all that has become.
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I never pass up an opportunity for a good cry.
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