From the beaches of Mazatlan, our travel went on through the interior region of Mexico, along a very exciting trip. After passing luxuriant tropical forests, the road began to rise, following the heavy valleys of the Sierra Madre. Suddenly we came to an almost alpine landscape. A splendid picture of Mexican life, finally outside the city borders: children playing with animals in the yard and young woman washing clothes or selling delicious hand-made tamales.

We are now on the Central Altiplano and it seems a place completely different from the north-western Mexico. Durango, situated at 2000 metres of altitude, is a cool and pleasant city to be visited walking along its streets in the historic centre, around Plaza de Armas.