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.


Identifying plants . Pictures

This page is for plant identification


Part of the fun is finding plants in their local habitat ... then learning what plants are useful for what and how you prepare them.  So we find them, identify them, perhaps taste them, have our biologist-for-the-day collect a sample in a plastic bag with a name card that helps us review them later.

At lunch we will build a small fire and put various plants we have collected for a cleansing incense. 

As we collect more pictures they will also be here ... for review and for info.


If you have questions, click here to send them.


Sandi Bosley took many of these photographs. 





Copál


This is a fungus that grows on rocks.  The indians eat this for the mineral content.  As in ... take your vitamins and minerals.  It is also good when you feel weak. 

Make a tea
Photo by Sandi Bosley 





Cardòn



This is the fruit of a cactus, a 'white' tuna, a cousin of the red tuna.  

Gastritis / dysentery / stomach cramps / diabetes 

Eat as you would a fruit.

Photo by Sandi Bosley







Tatalencho 

Good for aches and pains, especially the knees.

Smash it up and apply as a poultice.

Photo by Sandi Bosley






Tatalencho . closer up

Photo by Sandi Bosley








Wild Rosemary  

Flavoring is too strong for culinary purposes.



Used as an incense when dried ... mix with a little copal and mesquite resin and pepper tree resin  ...  
We will build a small fire and do this at the rest spot.
Also good for vaginal infections. 


Photo by Sandi Bosley




Herba de sapo 

Good for diabetes, gastritis, cancer

Use a small bunch to make a tea. 


Photo by Les Pearson











Guapiya

Good for healing inside as a tea 

and outside as a poultice.

Photo by Les Pearson






Cinco yadas

Good for stomach cramps

Used as a tea.

Photo by Les Pearson




Also identified but no pictures yet 

Hacebunche 

Chewing on a small piece of bark makes the saliva flow, so that you are not thirsty. 

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