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Head Gouge and Hotel, Sierra Gorda: La Casita Ecológica
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Head Gouge and Hotel, Sierra Gorda: La Casita Ecológica

It was a rough night at La Casita Ecológica in the Sierra Gorda Reserve in Mexico. Though we all slept well, in the middle of the night, Jennifer got up and gouged her head on the side, trying to pick something up off the floor in the dark. The edge of the sink was sharp and it looked like it needed a stitch, but by morning, the skin was pulling together thanks to some band-aids John had put in the FJ ...
Religious Ceremony Near Las Pozas in the Sierra Gorda Reserve, Mexico
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Religious Ceremony Near Las Pozas in the Sierra Gorda Reserve, Mexico

As we left Las Pozas and drove back toward Jalpan, we witnessed this religious ceremony in Ahuacatlan, Mexico in the Sierra Gorda Reserve. This video was shot at the end of May, 2017.Related Posts:Head Gouge and Hotel, Sierra Gorda: La Casita Ecológica (video)Lydian Talks about the Rainforest in the Sierra Gorda Reserve (video) ...
Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda Reserve
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Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda Reserve

In this video, our family hikes through an "outdoor cave" to a famous waterfall in the Sierra Gorda Reserve near Jalpan, Mexico.Related Posts:Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda, Mexico (video)Sierra Gorda, Mexico: Guy Hogging the Waterfall at Puente De Dios (video)Las Pozas in the Sierra Gorda Near Xilitla, Mexico (video)Driving in Mexico: Jalpan to Xilitla and Las Pozas ...
Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda, Mexico
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Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda, Mexico

In this video, we hike to Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda Reserve in Mexico. This is THE tourist attraction for Mexican people in La Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra Gorda. It's quite a long way from an international airport, but it was worth the trip overland to go and see it.Related Posts:Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda Reserve (video)Sierra Gorda, Mexico: Guy Hogging the Waterfall at ...
Lydian Gets Polarity Therapy in the Sierra Gorda Reserve Near Jalpan, Mexico Part II
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Lydian Gets Polarity Therapy in the Sierra Gorda Reserve Near Jalpan, Mexico Part II

This video is a continuation of part I. Lydian gets a polarity therapy treatment from a woman who lives in an eco-village in the Sierra Gorda Reserve near Jalpan, Mexico.NOTE: The buzzing in this video is the sound of insects in the jungle outside.Related Posts:Polarity Therapy Intro with Margarita in the Sierra GordaLydian Gets Polarity Therapy in the Sierra Gorda Reserve Near Jalpan, ...
Polarity Therapy Intro with Margarita in the Sierra Gorda
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Polarity Therapy Intro with Margarita in the Sierra Gorda

Lydian and Jennifer sample different alternative medicine treatments across the world. In the Sierra Gorda, Margarita at La Casita Ecológica offers polarity therapy, a treatment they've never tried before. In this video, Margarita introduces her thoughts on energy healing and polarity therapy before giving the treatment.NOTE: The buzzing sound on this video is the sounds of the insects in the jungle ...
Lydian Talks about the Rainforest in the Sierra Gorda Reserve
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Lydian Talks about the Rainforest in the Sierra Gorda Reserve

Lydian has spent some time in the jungle and she's got some definite feelings about this particular ecosystem. In this video, she talks about her honest thoughts on jungles and rainforests.Related Posts:Religious Ceremony Near Las Pozas in the Sierra Gorda Reserve, Mexico (video)Head Gouge and Hotel, Sierra Gorda: La Casita Ecológica (video)

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Lydian Gets Polarity Therapy in the Sierra Gorda Reserve Near Jalpan, Mexico
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Lydian Gets Polarity Therapy in the Sierra Gorda Reserve Near Jalpan, Mexico

What is polarity therapy? A lot of people have never heard of it. It's a type of energy-healing that has some things in common with Reiki. In this video, "Margarita" gives Lydian a polarity therapy treatment at La Casita Ecológica near Jalpan in the Sierra Gorda Reserve. The buzzing sound is that of insects chirping in the jungle.Related Posts:Polarity Therapy Intro with Margarita in the Sierra ...
Las Pozas in the Sierra Gorda Near Xilitla, Mexico
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Las Pozas in the Sierra Gorda Near Xilitla, Mexico

Jennifer had wanted to go to Las Pozas for years. This is a fantasy-land that the artist Edward James built in the jungle in the Sierra Gorda Reserve. It was about a 2 hour drive one-way from Jalpan through mostly winding mountain roads.Related Posts:

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La Casita Ecologica in Sierra Gorda, Mexico
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La Casita Ecologica in Sierra Gorda, Mexico

In this video, Margarita shows us around the Casita Ecológica in Jalpan, Mexico in the Sierra Gorda Reserve. ...
Kitchen Antimicrobials for Head Gouge in the Sierra Gorda
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Kitchen Antimicrobials for Head Gouge in the Sierra Gorda

In the middle of the night, in the middle of the jungle of the Sierra Gorda mountains, Jennifer smacks her head on the side of the sink while leaning over to get something off the floor in the middle of the night. She cracks the skin on her forehead open, but doesn't have her med bag with her. In this video, Jennifer talks about the kitchen antimicrobials she put on the gash to keep it from becoming ...
Driving in Mexico: Jalpan to Xilitla and Las Pozas
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Driving in Mexico: Jalpan to Xilitla and Las Pozas

In this video, we drive from Jalpan to Xilitla to see Edward Jame's Las Pozas in the jungle. We see a lot of little towns along the way and the ecosystem slowly changes as we travel further east.Related Posts:Sierra Gorda, Mexico: Guy Hogging the Waterfall at Puente De Dios (video)Las Pozas in the Sierra Gorda Near Xilitla, Mexico (video)Driving in Mexico: Jalpan to Xilitla and Las Pozas ...
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Driving in Mexico: Jalpan to Casita Ecologica in Sierra Gorda, Mexico

In this video, we travel from Jalpan, Mexico to the Sierra Gorda Reserve where we find our hotel for the night: the Casita Ecológica. ...
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Hike to El Mirador de Cuatro Palos Sierra Gorda, Mexico

In this video, we hike to the top of a mountain to a lookout called El Mirador de Cuatro Palos in the Sierra Gorda Reserve in Mexico. The drive to El Mirador was a challenge and so is the hike, but the view was definitely worth it. ...
Hike to El Chuveje in Sierra Gorda, Mexico
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Hike to El Chuveje in Sierra Gorda, Mexico

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Driving in Mexico: Guanajuato to Bernal and Beyond
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Driving in Mexico: Guanajuato to Bernal and Beyond

In May, 2017, our family took a weekend trip to the Sierra Gorda Reserve in Mexico from where we were living in Guanajuato. In this video, we drive between Guanajuato and Bernal, a popular resort town with lots of hot springs. ...
Grafitti on the Mountain Near Las Pozas
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Grafitti on the Mountain Near Las Pozas

As we drove from Guanajuato to Las Pozas, we saw a lot of advertisements that had been painted onto the sides of the mountains in the Sierra Gorda Reserve in Mexico. Finally, just outside of Las Pozas, on our way back to Jalpan, we got to see some of the graffiti artists at work. ...
Driving in Mexico to Puente de Dios Sierra Gorda
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Driving in Mexico to Puente de Dios Sierra Gorda

In this video, we drive the rocky roads to Puente de Dios, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Sierra Gorda Reserve. We went to Puente de Dios on a Saturday and it was extremely busy. If you have the opportunity to go there, definitely try to visit on a weekday.Related Posts:Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda, Mexico (video)Puente de Dios in the Sierra Gorda Reserve ...
Driving in Mexico to Mirador de Cuatro Palos Sierra Gorda
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Driving in Mexico to Mirador de Cuatro Palos Sierra Gorda

In this video, we turn off the main road to make the drive up to El Mirador de Cuatro Palos. We had no idea why we should go to El Mirador or what we'd see when we got there. Our English guidebooks didn't mention it and the woman we'd spoken to who'd told us to go there didn't explain why. Still, it was worth it. What an incredible view! ...
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