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.


Trek: Cruz del Palmar

This one is to the pyramids and ruins in Cruz del Palmar.  These are lesser known pyramids.  It is a 45 minute drive there ... 1.5 hour slow, reasonably level walk but with some small canyons.  Then climbing around the ruins along the river.  The Franciscan fathers had a capilla there.  If you are lucky you will find an arrow head.  We will enjoy a simple lunch there ... (less if any cooking) ... but good and filling and varied.   Then walk back.  

Driving       1.5 hours total, 45 minutes each way
Trekking     3 hours 
Lunch 1 hour 
Cost 250 pesos
Level Medium level
Meet Bodega 9:30am ... (request Mega if that is easier for you)

So plan on more than 6 hours all inclusive 

Reservations are by email.  Click here to reserve














If you are feeling a little lost ... we can point out the way.





If your appetite needs help ... well ... on every trek someone asks ... why does food taste so much better out here?



























There is an opportunity for stretching as we cross the river at the trail head.
















Improve inter-racial, inter-generational, inter-species, inter-pueblo relationships.















Bring out your inner child
















Learn how to take your minerals

... and








 



vitamins ...

the natural way






And finally you can sit in a circle ... with the other trekkers ... on rocks ... or stacked rocks ...
And realize deeply ... you are falling ... off your rockers.

These pics are compliments of ... Sandi Bosley ... an excellent photographer who now lives in San Miguel de Allende.  Her work can be viewed here. 

If you want to know lots of details on the plants we find, see the page ... "Identifying Plants".



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