There is a hiking group that meets early every Sunday morning in SMA and goes out into the campo, the country, to hike in scenic areas. We made our first hike earlier this month and joined the "moderate" group rather than the "ambitious" group. It's a good thing we chose the easier group because we hiked over 6 miles with some moderate gain in elevation. It was a beautiful day and the scenery was rugged but lovely. We started and ended near a little village called Juana Ruiz. (Click on photos for larger versions)
It seems that every little village, no matter how small, has a church. We encountered this one just after starting out. The next one we came to a little higher up in the hills is probably abandoned or seldom used.
At one point we crossed a slow moving river.
During the rainy season, it might not be
passable.
We walked through some farmland and had to go through a number of fences. We were very careful not to do any damage and to leave the fences just as we found them.
We also encountered some stone walls and I loved the bright colors of the lichen.
Some of the scenery-the lake is in the background but hard to see in the mist and haze.
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