We left Tula with Anko, in the search of a quiet route to Teotihuacan, unfortunately being so close to Mexico City (popultion of over 20million people) this proved difficult and we spent most of the day surrounded by smog and traffic. And speed bumps….oh the speed bumps. These Topes (Mexican speed bumps) seem to be the only way of regulating speed here and because of this, they are everywhere. It seems that if you don’t want people to speed outside your restaurant or house then just whack a tope there…and if this still doesn’t work then just pop another on top, the wedding cake effect. Another bumpy problem for cycle tourists.
We survived all these speed killers and after a long day made it to Teotihuacan where we visited the 3rd largest pyramid in the world. The archeological site was enormous and quite awe inspiring, looking out over the landscape from the top of he Piramide del Sol, it was hard to imagine discovering all these incredible ruins under what you thought were some small hills.
We parted ways with Anko the next day and headed towards Tlaxcala, it was an unexpectedly challenging ride, climbing 4000ft on a variety of roads, ranging from steep dirt tracks to busy two lane highways. Adding insult to injury we encountered 121 speed bumps over the 62miles. I was unsure I would make it at points and we tried to stop in a strange and rather unfriendly town, luckily there was no hotel so we were forced to keep going. I found a second wind and some downhill to finish the day and Sam treated me to a nicer hotel than we would usually go for, amazing what a decent bed can do…we slept for 12 hours and felt revitalised and ready for a mountain…La Malinche!
Out for a Spin 
Well you must have been hacked off if you counted all the speed bumps for 62 miles.
I am sooo impressed by Sams beard! Are you sure its not just a stick on one for the photos.
Just checked out on google maps – seems one hell of a long way. Was discussing your May itinerary with Pip and Jon on Saturday and feeling very envious.
Haven’t seen any cars on the roads in your photos, all looks quite remote and off the beaten track.
How’s your Spanish ? I don’t expect you are coming across much English language
Keep on blogging – we are loving it
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Haha…yes very hacked off with the topes…the previous day we must had been over more than 200. Sam is very proud of his beard…he becomes even more proud the more compliments he gets!!
It goes from one extreme to the other with the traffic…we just only take photos on the quiet roads!
Spanish is ok, we can communicate…as we have to. We are going to do a language course in Oaxaca though, which is our next major city.
Hope you are all well x
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