It snowed this morning!!!!! That's right, SNOW! fricken snow, in Mexico, in Guanajuato. (hey, that's kinda catchy. maybe there's a song there) It was supposed to have been a nicer day today but it continued from yesterday with a cold wind and then: no it couldn't be.....! Yes - the dreaded S word.
And I'll say it again, there ain't no thermostat here. Northern Mexico got hit hard by this weather front. The highway going over the mountains to Dolores Hidalgo was closed due to snow; big winds in Mexico City causing damage and snow all over the north of the country. It didn't last long here though and by late morning the sun was peeking out and I decided that, rather than shiver in my room, I'd take my camera and go for a walk and get the blood circulating. Walking in almost any direction here in Guanajuato is going to entail steep uphill followed by steep downhill so the
blood gets flowing.
Some of typical Guanajuato sights:
I walked in an unfamiliar neighbourhood and, while there are many commonalities between the neighbourhoods, there are always different wrinkles on the standard themes.
I swear, I didn't photoshop the colours
Gorditas are one of the common tortilla-based street foods in Mexico. They are often breakfast food but you can get them almost any time. Small, thick tortillas are cooked on a comal, sliced open like pita bread, and filled with a variety of fillings, e.g. scrambled eggs (for a breakfast gordita), garbanzos, chicharon, rajas y elote (strips of ancho pepper and corn), cheese, nopal (cactus), etc. and salsa, of course. These women have been operating this thriving gordita stand near where I stay forever and their gorditas are the best I've had anywhere. Five women operate the stand (a few are sisters) each with a specific role in the production. The emblematic sound is the pat pat pat of the woman who makes the tortillas. From early in the morning until mid-afternoon they crank out the gorditas to a big crowd, leave the site in immaculate condition and go home to prepare for the next day's business, six days a week.
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