Up The Mountain Of Cristo Rey

We were in Guanajuato, Mexico and for me Cristo Rey is a MUST DO! It's a monument located on top of a 3000 foot mountain called Cerro del Cubilete. It is one of the largest statues of Jesus in the world. It truly is breath taking. Here is my husband on the way up. The road is scary and narrow and there is traffic going up and down. There are children begging for food and money on the edges of the mountain and sometimes they are so near the edge it is mortifying. As a mother myself, it was just awful. I gave out all the kids snacks and juices and water. I knew I could always buy more later. Here my husband poses with a burro and we gave the family some money to take the photo. He wanted to get on it, but we were warned that he jumps.

This fruit stand was on one side at the base of the mountain. We stopped for giant cups of fresh fruit. They were 10 pesos each which is the equivalent of 1.00 and OMG! They were huge and amazing! I totally believe if there were fruit stands on every corner here like there are there, we could be a much healthier nation!

More to come!