With Juan Manuel

Juan Manuel is a shaman who knows the flowers ... plants ... herbs ... and birds ... with a vast knowledge of the area, the history and the folk lore of San Miguel de Allende ... who wants to share his joy in the campo.


What do we do? We take a walk in the campo ... have a picnic or bar-b-q ... and usually take a burro to carry what we don’t want to. Occasionally we ride a burro.


Burro Trekking has recently been optimized in that all treks are now custom designed for you and your group.


If you want a trek ... Contact us and we will begin working together. What kind of trek do you want? Easy? Challenging? Overnight? Something from our list? Something new? Something for kids? (They trek at half price.) Talk to us!!


Unless otherwise noted, for a short day trek prices are 200 each with a minimum of 1,000 pesos. If transportation has to be arranged ...that is ... more than 3 people need a ride provided ... then there is an extra fee.


For a longer day trek, it is 250 per person, with a minimum of 1,200 pesos. Transportation same as above


These prices include food ... burro ... some transportation ... perhaps a guard for the vehicles.


If you would like to add to your group, then we can help you advertise on the forum and / or we can send out a mailing to see if other Trekkers would like to join you.


You get to decide things like ... we want dogs ... or ... no dogs cause we want quiet times to watch for birds. You can specify no smokers. You decide if time is important to you cause you have an evening appointment ... or ... we are relaxed and let the day have its way with us.



Changing info, like dates, is in the blog to your left

Descriptions, photos and fixed info is to your right


This site is designed to be interactive. Email us ('contacting us' right column) or leave comments below entries.



Reservations are by email. Use link in each trek description ... or ... see Contacting Us in your right column.


Monday, October 8, 2012

Suggested Treks

When we have enough interest we will offer the following.  So let me know if you are intrigued by any.  Email us here. 


Tuesday market 

We will join Juan Manuel ...  on a jaunt thru our local tianguis ... farmer's market ... to see  what is on offer ... fresh chicken ... fresh fish ... green grocers ... herbalists ... honey ... how to pick it ... how to use it.  As this one involves no lunch ... and obviously no burro ... it is less expensive. We only need 4 to go ... so grab some friends and email us. 


Weekend treks


Some people still work ... fancy that?!!?  and would like some weekend treks to recover from the stress of it all. 


Later in the day 

We usually begin at 9, but we have those who like a lie in and would like to start later.


Something less challenging 

One delightful and sprightly 93 year old really wants to go ... but would prefer something specifically designed for a group of those more into strolling mode. 


Trail Running 

Turns out Juan Manuel is the second fastest 5 K runner in this part of the Bajìo ... kids included.  He grew up here ... running ... and training ... on indian paths.  So he knows all these wonderful out of the way trails to train on.  One of our trekkers is also a runner and suggested we organize a group that runs once a week ... with Juan Manual taking them to interesting and different places. 

Again, this would be shorter, only for runners ... batteries and lunch not included.  So less expensive.  What we would need are some driving runners so we can get everyone to where we all need to go. 


Shamanic massages

In addition to knowing what plants help you, Juan Manuel also knows how to work with your muscles and your re-alignment in healing massages.  He charges 200 pesos for 25 minutes in the comfort of your home. 
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