A deserted campsite in the middle of a white, sandy desert, surrounding by shaggy, rocky mountains.
This is Cuatro Cienegas. The names means four swamps, but I think it should be renamed desert heaven.
Five friends, an Australian, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Frenchman and a Finnish spent the weekend here camping.
We camped in a tiny oasis campsite called Los Mesquites, about 4 hours drive north-west of Monterrey and ten minutes outside of Cuatro Cienegas the town. There is a crystal clear river that flows through the campsite that has been there for over 4 million years. And who knows how long the fish and turtles that swim around your feet have been there.
Apparently there are hundreds of small lakes or lagoons in the middle of the desert but at the time we went they were contaminated from all the recent rain, so they were closed for swimmers. But that didn´t matter, the beautiful spot we found was perfect.
We set up a BBQ ina tiny island hut and cooked a delicious meal of minced beef, pork, chorizo, vegetables and tortillas. The site was moonlit and the background music was the flowing water and occasional crickets.
We enjoyed a bottle of wine or two and for dessert we toasted marshmallows in the fire. The wind made it quite cold, but perfect weather to sit by an open fire and get to talk about our crazy cultural differences.
We swam in the river in almost darkness, the fish ocassionally brushing past us, before hitting the sack in our spacious tent.
In the morning we took a wake-up dip in the cool water. Then we drove to another b
eautiful site, Las Dunas. Incredible white sand dunes, another protected area. We climbed the endless dunes and found a giant natural sandcastle to call our own. The area is surrounded by dark mountain ranges, making the contrast incredible.
It really is a small peace of beauty in a most unlikely area.
This is Cuatro Cienegas. The names means four swamps, but I think it should be renamed desert heaven.
Five friends, an Australian, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Frenchman and a Finnish spent the weekend here camping.
We camped in a tiny oasis campsite called Los Mesquites, about 4 hours drive north-west of Monterrey and ten minutes outside of Cuatro Cienegas the town. There is a crystal clear river that flows through the campsite that has been there for over 4 million years. And who knows how long the fish and turtles that swim around your feet have been there.
Apparently there are hundreds of small lakes or lagoons in the middle of the desert but at the time we went they were contaminated from all the recent rain, so they were closed for swimmers. But that didn´t matter, the beautiful spot we found was perfect.
We set up a BBQ ina tiny island hut and cooked a delicious meal of minced beef, pork, chorizo, vegetables and tortillas. The site was moonlit and the background music was the flowing water and occasional crickets.
We enjoyed a bottle of wine or two and for dessert we toasted marshmallows in the fire. The wind made it quite cold, but perfect weather to sit by an open fire and get to talk about our crazy cultural differences.
We swam in the river in almost darkness, the fish ocassionally brushing past us, before hitting the sack in our spacious tent.
In the morning we took a wake-up dip in the cool water. Then we drove to another b
eautiful site, Las Dunas. Incredible white sand dunes, another protected area. We climbed the endless dunes and found a giant natural sandcastle to call our own. The area is surrounded by dark mountain ranges, making the contrast incredible.It really is a small peace of beauty in a most unlikely area.
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